How to edit "disabled_functions" on cPanel

WHM Access

If you manage your own cPanel installation and have WHM access:

  1. Go to WHM -> PHP Configuration Editor -> Advanced Mode
  2. In Advanced Mode, find 'disable_functions' and simply remove escapeshellarg
  3. Save

Shared Web Hosting

If you do not have WHM access, please ask your web hosting provider to remove the functions.