[Steven Zahm]

@ Jim

Connections does use the rename() function, but only to move the images from the legacy folder to the current folder structure. Now, that said, core WordPress does use it too, in the wp_handle_upload() function which is what Connections uses process upload images… but the rename() would only be used in the wp_handle_upload() if the upload action var was changed from its default which is not the case so it do not think that rename() is being used at all in this case.

After looking at the other functions, I did not think any of those were being used and I verified by searching the code source. The only one I found is the exec() function in an unused email verification function so it does not apply.

So… I’m at a loss why any of those would cause the issue when disabled. Even still, why would any of those being disabled strip those two backslashes from the file path??? Very strange indeed.