Thread:Project:Support desk/Is escapeshellarg() absolutely necessary for MediaWiki to function/reply (2)

There basically are two answers - and neither of them is pleasant: Either the host is unable to create a save setup with such functions enabled so that you should better change your host. The other option is that he wants you to pay aditionally for this/these function(s). In this case you might want to change to a more reputable host.