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Hello,
I am still new-ish to Drupal.

I recently moved my site from local machine to a test online site. When I try to create content, I get this:

warning: is_dir() [function.is-dir]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/Applications/MAMP/tmp/php) is not within the allowed path(s): (/var/www/vhosts/ermep.com/subdomains/test/httpdocs:/tmp) in /var/www/vhosts/ermep.com/subdomains/test/httpdocs/includes/file.inc on line 102.

Does anyone know how to embed a widget (or is there a Drupal Module) that will enable users to check for availability of domains?

I'm building a Drupal-based site on which users will request a new domain for their Drupal-based site. I'd like to determine availability of domains right from within my site, rather than sending them to a domain registrar.

How do I: When a new node is created by an anonymous visitor, how do I trigger an email to be sent to the email address stored in a CCK Email field ?

Scenario: Continuing with the scenario in HOWTO: Auto-create a cryptic URL Path, when an anonymous user creates a new node and puts their email address in a CCK Email field, I want to automatically send an acknowledgment to the email addresses stored in one or more email fields.

How Do I: When creating a new node, auto-create a cryptic URL path, similar to a "Replication ID" (like this: www.thesite.com/C560E5B2-6459-478C-A913-4C895D7D046C). Can I do this with some special token?

I know this is simple, but I haven't taken time to figure it out. So...how do I convert a node from one content type to another (e.g., from book page --> story)? When I do, does the node remain in the book outline?

OK...Following Ethan's comment and Moshe's reply about using this group to create a log/list of challenges and resolutions for Drupal implementations, here is a really simple one.

When displaying a node, how do I show the Organic Groups with which that node is associated, the way it's done on this site? I have OG installed on a couple of sites, but this feature doesn't seem to be provided out of the box. I'm guessing it's something that has been added to this GDO theme.

With the vast amount of profile as nodes implementations, how do you set up your own profiles on your sites?

What I am really looking for are what modules are deprecated and rarely used to the more flexible and complete user profile solution.

Does anyone who is serious about creating complex and dynamic profile(s) ever use profile.module and if so, why?

Do you use any custom coding, and if yes then for what?

I am really looking forward to creating a profile solution for one of my sites and I want to maintain a clean back end and flexibility.

I'm cross posting an issue here to let you guys know of this way:

Private and Public File Access

Banner.module isn't really guilty here. There are a lot more modules that do not work with private file access.

If you're new to Drupal, or Drupal groups, it may seem like a lot of stuff is happening, and it's difficult to keep up. If you just want to focus on a few groups (like DrupalMentor - http://groups.drupal.org/drupalmentor-bayarea - and maybe some other focused topic areas), it makes more sense to subscribe to these groups - which allows you to post content, as well as recieve info via email.

To do so, you'll first need to register on this site (groups.drupal.org). If you already have a login you use at www.drupal.org, you can use that one here as well (but remember to add the full domain to your URL - i.e. myname@drupal.org).

Here are short instrucions on how to use this module.