diff --git a/app/extensions/app_defaults.php b/app/extensions/app_defaults.php
index 412a2cf283..4be3bcd445 100644
--- a/app/extensions/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/extensions/app_defaults.php
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@
 
 		//create the directory
 			if (strlen($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']) > 0) {
-				if (!is_dir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir'])) { event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']); }
+				if (!is_dir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir'])) {
+					mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir'], 0770, false);
+				}
 			}
 
 		//update the directory first and last names
diff --git a/app/extensions/resources/classes/extension.php b/app/extensions/resources/classes/extension.php
index 8ee14f4a84..0548af145d 100644
--- a/app/extensions/resources/classes/extension.php
+++ b/app/extensions/resources/classes/extension.php
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ if (!class_exists('extension')) {
 								$xml .= "  </user>\n";
 
 								if (!is_readable($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']."/".$row['user_context'])) {
-									event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']."/".$row['user_context']);
+									mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']."/".$row['user_context'], 0770, false);
 								}
 								if (strlen($extension) > 0) {
 									$fout = fopen($_SESSION['switch']['extensions']['dir']."/".$row['user_context']."/v_".$extension.".xml","w");
@@ -810,4 +810,4 @@ if (!class_exists('extension')) {
 	}
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/app/fax/fax_edit.php b/app/fax/fax_edit.php
index ae11e2bdc1..8854dd43be 100644
--- a/app/fax/fax_edit.php
+++ b/app/fax/fax_edit.php
@@ -59,20 +59,21 @@
 
 		//make sure the directories exist
 			if (!is_dir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir'])) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir']);
+				mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir'], 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension);
+				mkdir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_inbox)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_inbox);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_inbox, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_sent)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_sent);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_sent, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_temp)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_temp);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_temp, 0770, false);
 			}
+
 	}
 
 //set the action as an add or an update
@@ -1086,4 +1087,4 @@
 //show the footer
 	require_once "resources/footer.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/app/fax/fax_files.php b/app/fax/fax_files.php
index f4a806b8ef..fee8a386c7 100644
--- a/app/fax/fax_files.php
+++ b/app/fax/fax_files.php
@@ -171,19 +171,19 @@
 
 		//make sure the directories exist
 			if (!is_dir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir'])) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir']);
+				mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['storage']['dir'], 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension);
+				mkdir($fax_dir.'/'.$fax_extension, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_inbox)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_inbox);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_inbox, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_sent)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_sent);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_sent, 0770, false);
 			}
 			if (!is_dir($dir_fax_temp)) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($dir_fax_temp);
+				mkdir($dir_fax_temp, 0770, false);
 			}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/music_on_hold/music_on_hold.php b/app/music_on_hold/music_on_hold.php
index c377e41046..6f28d0b191 100644
--- a/app/music_on_hold/music_on_hold.php
+++ b/app/music_on_hold/music_on_hold.php
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 
 				//check target folder, move uploaded file
 					if (!is_dir($stream_path)) {
-						event_socket_mkdir($stream_path);
+						mkdir($stream_path, 0770, false);
 					}
 					if (is_dir($stream_path)) {
 						if (copy($stream_file_name_temp, $stream_path.'/'.$stream_file_name)) {
@@ -666,4 +666,4 @@
 		fclose($fp);
 	}
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/app/phrases/app_defaults.php b/app/phrases/app_defaults.php
index a88a52cb37..49cae0fae3 100644
--- a/app/phrases/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/phrases/app_defaults.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ if ($domains_processed == 1) {
 				foreach ($conf_lang_folders as $conf_lang_folder) {
 					//create phrases folder, if necessary
 					if (!file_exists($conf_lang_folder."/phrases/")) {
-						event_socket_mkdir($conf_lang_folder."/phrases/");
+						mkdir($conf_lang_folder."/phrases/", 0770, false);
 					}
 					//parse language, open xml file
 					$conf_lang = substr($conf_lang_folder, -2);
diff --git a/app/recordings/app_defaults.php b/app/recordings/app_defaults.php
index 800f387a41..9e89f3fc8a 100644
--- a/app/recordings/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/recordings/app_defaults.php
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 //if the recordings directory doesn't exist then create it
 	if (is_array($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']) && strlen($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$domain_name) > 0) {
-		if (!is_readable($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$domain_name)) { event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$domain_name,02770,true); }
+		if (!is_readable($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$domain_name)) {
+			mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir']."/".$domain_name, 0770, true);
+		}
 	}
 
 //process one time
diff --git a/app/recordings/recordings.php b/app/recordings/recordings.php
index 05ca5ac758..f1db0f9a1c 100644
--- a/app/recordings/recordings.php
+++ b/app/recordings/recordings.php
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
 		//make sure the destination directory exists
 			if (!is_dir($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir'].'/'.$_SESSION['domain_name'])) {
-				event_socket_mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir'].'/'.$_SESSION['domain_name']);
+				mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['recordings']['dir'].'/'.$_SESSION['domain_name'], 0770, true);
 			}
 
 		//move the uploaded files
diff --git a/app/voicemail_greetings/voicemail_greetings.php b/app/voicemail_greetings/voicemail_greetings.php
index 50e2111454..67e9745af3 100644
--- a/app/voicemail_greetings/voicemail_greetings.php
+++ b/app/voicemail_greetings/voicemail_greetings.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 						if ($num_rows == 0 && !file_exists($v_greeting_dir.'/'.$file_name)) {
 							//move the uploaded greeting
-								event_socket_mkdir($v_greeting_dir);
+								mkdir($v_greeting_dir, 0770, false);
 								if ($file_ext == '.wav' || $file_ext == '.mp3') {
 									move_uploaded_file($_FILES['file']['tmp_name'], $v_greeting_dir.'/'.$file_name);
 								}
diff --git a/app/xml_cdr/resources/classes/xml_cdr.php b/app/xml_cdr/resources/classes/xml_cdr.php
index 9e2499777a..f2872e0ecc 100644
--- a/app/xml_cdr/resources/classes/xml_cdr.php
+++ b/app/xml_cdr/resources/classes/xml_cdr.php
@@ -746,7 +746,8 @@ if (!class_exists('xml_cdr')) {
 						catch(PDOException $e) {
 							$tmp_dir = $_SESSION['switch']['log']['dir'].'/xml_cdr/failed/';
 							if(!file_exists($tmp_dir)) {
-								event_socket_mkdir($tmp_dir);
+								mkdir($tmp_dir, 0770, true);
+								
 							}
 							if ($_SESSION['cdr']['format']['text'] == "xml") {
 								$tmp_file = $uuid.'.xml';
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ if (!class_exists('xml_cdr')) {
 							if (strlen($uuid) > 0) {
 								$tmp_dir = $_SESSION['switch']['log']['dir'].'/xml_cdr/archive/'.$start_year.'/'.$start_month.'/'.$start_day;
 								if(!file_exists($tmp_dir)) {
-									event_socket_mkdir($tmp_dir);
+									mkdir($tmp_dir, 0770, true);
 								}
 								if ($_SESSION['cdr']['format']['text'] == "xml") {
 									$tmp_file = $uuid.'.xml';
diff --git a/resources/switch.php b/resources/switch.php
index 76652fcdb3..70f0f86e0b 100644
--- a/resources/switch.php
+++ b/resources/switch.php
@@ -964,7 +964,9 @@ if (!function_exists('save_sip_profile_xml')) {
 
 		// make profile dir if needed
 			$profile_dir = $_SESSION['switch']['conf']['dir']."/sip_profiles";
-			if (!is_readable($profile_dir)) { event_socket_mkdir($profile_dir); }
+			if (!is_readable($profile_dir)) {
+				mkdir($profile_dir, 0770, false);
+			}
 
 		//get the sip profiles from the database
 			$sql = "select * from v_sip_profiles";
@@ -1021,7 +1023,9 @@ if (!function_exists('save_sip_profile_xml')) {
 						}
 
 					//if the directory does not exist then create it
-						if (!is_readable($profile_dir.'/'.$sip_profile_name)) { event_socket_mkdir($profile_dir.'/'.$sip_profile_name); }
+						if (!is_readable($profile_dir.'/'.$sip_profile_name)) {
+							mkdir($profile_dir.'/'.$sip_profile_name, 0770, false);
+						}
 
 				}
 				unset($result, $row);