{"id":2874,"date":"2013-10-08T18:13:20","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T22:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/10\/08\/fix-magic-quotes-error\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:10:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:10:53","slug":"fix-magic-quotes-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/fix-magic-quotes-error\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing the magic_quotes error when installing Drupal 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

When manually installing Drupal 8, you may run across a common error after uploading the files. This error is in regrds to the magic_quotes settings of your server. If they are incorrect you will see an error message like this: <\/p>\n

PHP’s ‘magic_quotes_gpc’ and ‘magic_quotes_runtime’ settings are not supported and must be disabled. <\/div>\n

What does this error mean?<\/h2>\n

Don’t be alarmed. The error simply means that there are a couple of settings named magic_quotes_gpc<\/em> and magic_quotes_runtime<\/em> that need to be set to Off<\/em> in order for the Drupal 8 Install program to run. These settings are located in your php.ini<\/em> file and are easily disabled by following the instructions below.<\/p>\n

How to turn off the magic_quotes settings in php.ini<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Log into your cPanel<\/a>.\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Once in the main cPanel area, look for the Files<\/em> category and click on the File Manager<\/strong>. Once inside, locate the php.ini<\/em> file. This is generally located in the public_html<\/em> folder.<\/li>\n
  3. Using the File Manager Code Editor<\/a>, open the file and look for the settings for magic_quotes_gpc<\/em> and magic_quotes_runtime<\/em>. Ensure they are set to Off<\/em>. Additionally, ensure there is no semicolon (;) at the beginning of the line of code for the settings.\n

    Before<\/strong> <\/p>\n

    ; magic_quotes_gpc On
    ; magic_quotes_runtime Off <\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n

    After<\/strong> <\/p>\n

    magic_quotes_gpc Off
    magic_quotes_runtime Off<\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. After adjusting the settings appropriately, click on the Save Changes<\/strong> button in the upper right corner to save the new settings.\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    You should now be able to continue with installing Drupal 8 without issue by re-visiting your website. The error should now have disappeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When manually installing Drupal 8, you may run across a common error after uploading the files. This error is in regrds to the magic_quotes settings of your server. If they are incorrect you will see an error message like this: PHP’s ‘magic_quotes_gpc’ and ‘magic_quotes_runtime’ settings are not supported and must be disabled. 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