Base64 decoding is not supported on Network Solution shared hosting

I have had the same issue with network solutions. this message pops up from time to time, but then it will disappear. i have not been able to find any permanent resolution.

Hi,

base64 is a built-in PHP function that the host has disabled. They've done this to prevent malicious programs from using it, but the problem is that a lot of good programs use it as well. The only solution is to get the host to re-enable it or move hosts.

Hope this helps

Hi everyone,

It seems like Network Solutions expects their customers to customize their PHP with a php.ini file in order to be able to use the (perfectly harmless) base64_decode function.

This forum post goes into details, but please note that it's dated Dec 2008, so the php.ini file given there may not be current:

[url http://amember.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12848]http://amember.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12848[/url]

Please contact Network Solutions and ask them for instructions on how to configure PHP to allow the use of the base64_decode function.

Support ticket submitted for this.