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Joomla! version: 2.5.4
PHP version: 5.3.8
MySQL version: 5.1.61
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Admin Tools version: 2.2.5

Description of my issue:
Hi Nicholas,
this is a fresh joomla.
i get an warning message in the backend:
Warning: is_file() [function.is-file]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/home/.sites/120/site1646/webplugins/system/admintools/admintools/main.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/.sites/120/site1646/web:/home/.sites/120/site1646/tmp:/usr/share/pear) in /home/.sites/120/site1646/web/libraries/joomla/filesystem/file.php on line 523 (- I would not see this warning with usual error-reporting)

If i enable block by country (- no matter which one -) theres an blank screen and i get an error-message:
Notice: Uninitialized string offset: 4 in /home/.sites/120/site1646/web/administrator/components/com_admintools/helpers/geoip.php on line 445

the only thing I did is to update GeoIP (it was only possible manually). Any advice?
Thanks in advance. Dan

Hi Nicholas,

my provider said:

"File(/home/.sites/120/site1646/webplugins/system/admintools/admintools/main.php)
is not within the allowed path(s):

(/home/.sites/120/site1646/web:/home/.sites/120/site1646/tmp:/usr/share/pear)
in

There is an missing "/" between "web" and "plugins" and I should tell you this"

I have (older) sites running and used geoblock 1 or 2 month ago working properly.

Dan

So I found the main problem. By downloading a file my mac re-zipps files - and showed that status for the GEOIP file (that would not work to download in the admintools backend). But the GEOIP file was not re-zipped and would produce the error messages that I think mean nothing in this context.
Seems to be something like a mac bug. And yes, I know, in your tutorial you tell how to re-zipp...

I could block my home country for the frontend (very dramatic new design :), after that I was not able to logout in the backend with the logout button, getting new error messages about AdmintoolsViewCpanel. I will check this, I didn´t fill out the Download ID for the test, maybe thats the reason.

So one question - If I block my country, is it right that the backend is further accesible for me?

Thanks, Dan

(Sorry Nicholas my client wants this blocking soooo much)