Installation Frustrations

[rdparks]

I keep getting the following errors on my install

Step 2: System Check Acceptance SugarCRM

In order for your SugarCRM installation to function properly, please ensure all of the system check items listed below are green. If any are red, please take the necessary steps to fix them.
Component Status
PHP Version 4.3.x or newer OK (ver 4.4.0)
MySQL Database OK
XML Parsing OK
Writable SugarCRM Configuration File (config.php) OK
Writable Custom Directory OK
Writable Modules Sub-Directories and Files OK
Writable Data Sub-Directories OK
Writable Cache Sub-Directories OK
Writable Session Save Path (/tmp) Not A Valid Directory
PHP Safe Mode Turned Off Safe Mode is On (please disable in php.ini)
PHP Memory Limit >= 10M OK (No Limit)

How do a validate the directory and how do I turn off the safe mode?

Thanks for your help

[kbrill]

I keep getting the following errors on my install

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How do a validate the directory and how do I turn off the safe mode?

Thanks for your help

Are you installing it on a service or on a machine you control?