When I try to install the “Custom Locale Plugin”, I get the error: The tar command is not available. ... PHP error log tells me, that: PHP Warning: file_exists(): open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/bin/tar) is not within the allowed path(s): ([[diverse paths here]]) in /.../lib/pkp/classes…

Hi @twa Yes, you can untar locally and then FTP. You’ll still need to “install” the plugin if you do it that way, though since some plugins also have schemas that need to be created in the database. Do you have shell access? OJS comes with a command line tool specifically for this purpose: php li…

asmecher March 16, 2021, 6:17pm 4

Hi all,

I don’t recommend installing plugins manually; see Install a plugin with console - #2 by asmecher for details.

Regards,
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team

[OJS3.2.1.1] Plugin installation: "Tar command not available"