XF 2.3 PHP INI Missing some things - How much is effected?

[KensonPlays]

I'm on a managed wordpress host, WPMU, but I am thinking of adding XF 2.3 onto it, but during install it shows these:

Your server has disabled a core PHP function exec via the disable_functions directive in php.ini. This may cause unexpected problems in XenForo.
Your server has disabled a core PHP function escapeshellarg via the disable_functions directive in php.ini. This may cause unexpected problems in XenForo.
Your server has disabled a core PHP function proc_open via the disable_functions directive in php.ini. This may cause unexpected problems in XenForo.
Your server has disabled a core PHP function popen via the disable_functions directive in php.ini. This may cause unexpected problems in XenForo.

How much will the operation of 2.3 be affected without these? I'm seeing if they'll enable those functions on just the /forum/ directory. They said they don't for security reasons.

 

[Paul B]

exec is required for XFMG and FFmpeg integration.

escapeshellarg is required for email function.

proc_open and popen are required for email delivery when using the built in PHP option.
They are not required if using SMTP but if you don't currently have an SMTP service you can use then you will need to get one.

Find a new host.

 

[KensonPlays]

exec is required for XFMG and FFmpeg integration.

escapeshellarg is required for email function.

proc_open and popen are required for email delivery when using the built in PHP option.
They are not required if using SMTP but if you don't currently have an SMTP service you can use then you will need to get one.

Find a new host.

Hmm, I have another host I could use, but their CRON is pretty bad (15 minutes, can't lower it). Otherwise it runs fine. But I don't think I can run xf by itself on that host with the same domain, right?

One host for wordpress, one for xf, same domain but with a /forum/ or forum. subdirectory. I'm not even sure how to set the DNS up to link to forum.mesozoichaven.com...

 

[CedricV]

Hmm, I have another host I could use, but their CRON is pretty bad (15 minutes, can't lower it). Otherwise it runs fine. But I don't think I can run xf by itself on that host with the same domain, right?

One host for wordpress, one for xf, same domain but with a /forum/ or forum. subdirectory. I'm not even sure how to set the DNS up to link to forum.mesozoichaven.com...

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