browsing directories using php scripts

Hello, Sorry if the subject line is a little screwy, I din't know what else to call it. I've tried everything I can get my eyes on to solve this problem and have reached a fantastic place, it's called "nowhere". The problem is basically that a php script is able to scan my entire filesystem (all the way from / !). I'm not convinced that the php.ini file is being read either as safe_mod seems to have no effect on anything. I'm using Debian and PHP4, if some one could give me some pointers I'd really appreciate it. regards, afraz -- hostmaster <phpadmin@nsmi.net> NSMI