# pihole-FTL.conf configuration not saving via web interface

**URL:** https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [January 14, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115 "2019-01-14T19:35:21Z")
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### Author: ![ripa](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@ripa](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ripa)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115/1 "2019-01-14T19:35:21Z")

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And its gone...new "update" new problems...missin the good old times where pihole just was a simple working dsn blocker...

since last update MAXDBDAYS=0 brings this Message in Webinterface:

#### Error

There was a problem applying your settings.  
Debugging information:  
PHP error (2): syntax error, unexpected '"' in /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf on line 2 in /var/www/html/admin/settings.php:14

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### Author: ![DanSchaper](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/danschaper/32/91_2.png) [@DanSchaper](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/DanSchaper)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115/2 "2019-01-14T19:37:15Z")

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What is the output from `cat /etc/pihole/pihole-FTL.conf`?

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### Author: ![ripa](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@ripa](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ripa)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115/3 "2019-01-14T19:45:07Z")

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Output:

BLOCKINGMODE=IP-NODATA-AAAA  
"MAXDBDAYS=0"

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### Author: ![ripa](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/cc9497/32.png) [@ripa](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/ripa)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115/4 "2019-01-14T19:47:20Z")

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hm...didnt change this file after the update...dont know where this "" comes from - working now THX 🙂

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### Author: ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 4, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pihole-ftl-conf-configuration-not-saving-via-web-interface/16115/5 "2019-02-04T19:53:10Z")

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