PHP4 config problem (take 2)

Hello Short time ago I wrote about a problem with adding php configuration directives to httpd.conf. The problem hasn't been solved yet, but I have more infos now. I'd like to override the global php4 configuration (in php.ini) by adding directives to httpd.conf. Finally I would like to set some directives for every virtual host. For a start I tried to set the 'asp_tags' directive, just because it's quite easy to test, whether it works or not. I added the line php_value asp_tags On to the bottom of httpd.conf. If I execute the 'phpinfo()' function, then the value is 'On' for 'local value' and it's 'Off' for 'master value'. If I write a PHP script with asp tags it isn't executed. If I set 'asp_tags' to 'On' in php.ini, then then same script works fine. Even more strange, overriding 'include_path' seems to work. I also tried to set 'doc_root' to some directory, which apparently should disallow to access files above the specified directory, when safe mode is on (at least some people have mentioned that). That doesn't work in both cases (httpd.conf and php.ini). I can still easily read '/etc/passwd' and have not yet figured out how to prevent PHP scripts from reading files above some directory. I really don't understand what's going on. Any help is very appreciated. If possible, please reply be email. bye -- Sam Jordan