SAFE MODE Restriction in effect

Getting the below error from a php site I am developing. I am using a new server so I guess it is a php configuration thing, but how do I fix it. Ben Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 510 is not allowed to access /home/virtual/site4/fst/var/www/html/test owned by uid 0 in /home/virtual/site4/fst/var/www/html/test/lib/misc.inc on line 219 ****************************************************************

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