What is the significance of the "SAFE MODE Restriction" error in PHP upload scripts?

The "SAFE MODE Restriction" error in PHP upload scripts indicates that the server's PHP configuration has safe mode enabled, which restricts certain file operations such as file uploads. To solve this issue, you can either disable safe mode in the PHP configuration or use alternative methods for file uploads that are safe mode compliant, such as using the move_uploaded_file() function.

// Check if safe mode is enabled
if(ini_get('safe_mode')){
  // Use move_uploaded_file() function for file uploads
  move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], 'uploads/' . $_FILES['file']['name']);
} else {
  // Handle safe mode disabled case
  echo 'Safe mode is not enabled, file upload can proceed.';
}