Thread:Extension talk:ExternalLinks/User rights, open basedir and/reply

$wgELuserRight: I found the bug. Will upload a new version later.

php error: No idea if safe_mode is really off :/ I googled "CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION open_basedir safe_mode off" and found solutions like changing the host. Try editing SpecialExternalLinks.php and set  to   - Not sure if validating with CURL will still work then.

$wgELtoolboxLink: The description was unclear. It adds a toolbox link in the sidebar to "validate external URLs" used on the current page. The link will appear on non-special pages to users allowed by.