diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-(Debian-Ubuntu).md b/doc/Installation/Installation-(Debian-Ubuntu).md
index e07ac9bd2..dea55fb1f 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-(Debian-Ubuntu).md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-(Debian-Ubuntu).md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Adding the above line to `/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf` and running `service snmpd resta
 
 In `/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini` and `/etc/php5/cli/php.ini`, ensure date.timezone is set to your preferred time zone.  See http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php for a list of supported timezones.  Valid
 examples are: "America/New York", "Australia/Brisbane", "Etc/UTC".
-Please also ensure that allow_url_fopen is enabled.
+Please also ensure that `allow_url_fopen` is enabled. Other functions needed for LibreNMS include `exec,passthru,shell_exec,escapeshellarg,escapeshellcmd,proc_close,proc_open,popen`.
 
 ### Adding the librenms-user ###
 
diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-(RHEL-CentOS).md b/doc/Installation/Installation-(RHEL-CentOS).md
index 46100d078..d60fe96af 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-(RHEL-CentOS).md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-(RHEL-CentOS).md
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ You need to configure snmpd appropriately if you have not already done so.  An a
 Adding the above line to `/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf` and running `service snmpd restart` will activate this config.
 
 In `/etc/php.ini`, ensure date.timezone is set to your preferred time zone.  See http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php for a list of supported timezones.  Valid
-examples are: "America/New York", "Australia/Brisbane", "Etc/UTC". Please also ensure that allow_url_fopen is enabled.
+examples are: "America/New York", "Australia/Brisbane", "Etc/UTC".
+Please also ensure that `allow_url_fopen` is enabled. Other functions needed for LibreNMS include `exec,passthru,shell_exec,escapeshellarg,escapeshellcmd,proc_close,proc_open,popen`.
 
 Next, add the following to `/etc/httpd/conf.d/librenms.conf`
 
diff --git a/doc/Support/FAQ.md b/doc/Support/FAQ.md
index 8f9147e88..bdcfc73ca 100644
--- a/doc/Support/FAQ.md
+++ b/doc/Support/FAQ.md
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ If the page you are trying to load has a substantial amount of data in it then i
 
 This is usually due to there being blank spaces outside of the `<?php ?>` php tags within config.php. Remove these and retry.
 It's also worth removing the final `?>` at the end of config.php as this is not required.
+Another reason why it might not be working is if you disabled functions needed by LibreNMS, which include `allow_url_fopen`
+and `exec,passthru,shell_exec,escapeshellarg,escapeshellcmd,proc_close,proc_open,popen`.
 
 #### <a name="faq7"> How do I debug pages not loading correctly?</a>