safe_mode setup question

Hi! On my webserver I want to switch to enable safe_mode setup, but not for all directories. 1) I have one common directory, in which I have some root-owned files with the header and footer of our lab. I want to allow all users to include these files to easily make them look similar :-) 2) Besides this directory I would prefer safe_mode. Unfortunately, when enabling safe_mode, requirement 1 fails, as the user's web-pages are owned by the users themselves. They are colleagues with a shell account, so include() must fail because of the different uid. I did not manage to work around safe_mode in a partial manner (e.g. by using "php_admin_value safe_mode Off" in a <Directory ...> statement), I could only globally swith on and off safe_mode. Are there any recommondations on how to allow for the partial use of safe_mode? Many thanks in advance, Lutz -- Lutz Jaenicke Lutz.Jaenicke@aet.TU-Cottbus.DE BTU Cottbus http://www.aet.TU-Cottbus.DE/personen/jaenicke/ Lehrstuhl Allgemeine Elektrotechnik Tel. +49 355 69-4129 Universitaetsplatz 3-4, D-03044 Cottbus Fax. +49 355 69-4153