16. proc_open Laravel error
Login in to your admin/Utilities/System Logs, if you see error report about proc_open you can try to fix it by follow the instruction.
The proc_open is a PHP parameter used to execute the command and open file pointers.
Usually, server owners disable this function due to security risk as it allows external calls.
The simplest way is contact your hosting support ask them if you can have proc_open for only your site.
If it not work out, please continue read the document below.
Music Engine using laravel framework, Laravel is an open-source PHP web framework. This development tool makes the task of website development easier. This is because its code is simple and clean.
It uses many PHP functions in its code for various functionalities. One such PHP function is proc_open. This function executes a command and open file pointers for I/O.
But in most servers, the proc_open function will be disabled due to security risk. This function allows external calls that attackers may utilize. But if Laravel websites use this function at any point, it throws errors.
Due to security concerns, the proc_open function in a server is usually disabled. Our Support Engineers always look if the function has critical importance in the working of the website. If yes, we enable it after ensuring the server security.
Let’s see two instances where we fixed the error.
The customer had a cPanel account in a shared hosting server. So before enabling the proc_open function server-wide, we lookout for the security of other customers in the server too.
But for this customer, we enabled it after looking at the security measures available in the server. Here are the steps we did to enable the proc_open function.
First, we login to the cPanel account of the customer.
Next, we selected the PHP version that Laravel uses. Here it was 7.4.
We also selected PHP versions that were not native.
Then we clicked on Switch to PHP Options on the top-right.
Later, we added and edited the disabled_function directive. This way, we enabled the proc_open here.
Here we didn’t enable the proc_open function server-wide, rather we enabled it for a single cPanel account. Also, since the server had CageFS enabled, it reduces security risks in the server.
Enabling the proc_open function server-wide may not acceptable due to security risks. So if the error showed up in a shared hosting server, we recommend our customers to avoid using the function.
Usually, a default Laravel application will not require proc_open() to serve a site. Rather users use it debugging mode for enabling Flare error reporting service. So we publish the flare config file,
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=flare-config
And edit the config/flare.php. Here we set the following parameter false.
'collect_git_information' => false
Hence the application will not use proc_open function.