Sorry for meddling in to this discussion, but I wanted to add something to this:
The way people got this answer "use search" or whatever isn't the nicest.
In fact most times it's rather rude
I ffor myself have a problem related with safe_mode, too and did use the search function and did find those threads.
But due to the fact that there are so many: "look here" answers to be found, you don't get, what you need.
I finally figured the one right post with the solution, but it took ages.
if people just added the solution and wrote please use search next time, it would be much more efficient
PLUS: it was not the one I needed, for I seem to have a problem which is not mentioned: getting the message with safe_mode after ftp uploading and trying to check new files.
This makes the program unusable for me, which is very sad because it is exactly what I was looking for
So I will just keep hoping that my request for turning safe_mode off will be accepted, as long as there are no other ideas.