# PHP Error - need a hand

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-error-need-a-hand/174668>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 8, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-error-need-a-hand/174668 "2006-01-08T00:47:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![xposed](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/xposed/32/1641_2.png) [@xposed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xposed)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-error-need-a-hand/174668/1 "2006-01-08T00:47:32Z")

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Can anyone tell me what this error means?

**Warning** : main(): open\_basedir restriction in effect. File(/footer.php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/hanken05/:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php:/tmp) in **/home/hanken05/public\_html/test/indexphp.php** on line **67**

**Warning** : main(/footer.php): failed to open stream: Operation not permitted in **/home/hanken05/public\_html/test/indexphp.php** on line **67**

**Warning** : main(): Failed opening ‘/footer.php’ for inclusion (include\_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in **/home/hanken05/public\_html/test/indexphp.php** on line \*\*67

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