RE: [PHP] open_basedir "/" not working after upgrade

><Directory /apache2/htdocs/horde > > php_admin_flag safe_mode off > php_admin_value upload_tmp_dir /tmp > php_admin_value open_basedir "/" ></Directory> >..... > But after setting > php_admin_value open_basedir none > instead of > php_admin_value open_basedir "/" > > the problem disappeared. > > I just want to know the exact meaning of that directive. From php.ini ; open_basedir, if set, limits all file operations to the defined directory ; and below. This directive makes most sense if used in a per-directory ; or per-virtualhost web server configuration file. This directive is ; *NOT* affected by whether Safe Mode is turned On or Off. Are you assuming that "/" refers to /apache2/htdocs/horde ? The open_basedir expects a fully qualified directory path. The parameter that you're giving it is the file system root directory "/". The error displays because the root directory is not a subdirectory of /apache2/htdocs/horde. It looks like you're effectively trying to give one webspace access to two directories, which isn't possible since you're using open_basedir. Have you tried using symbolic links to get around this? -Ed