open_basedir .htaccess relative path problem - BUG or Expected?

Hi All, Figured this was for internals before opening up a bug report. In php 5.2.8 on windows and linux (only ones tested so far) when you add in a value to open_basedir in either php.ini or a vhosts.conf file; *relative* paths suddenly do not work for the php_value error_log specified in a .htaccess file. thus: with php.ini/vhosts.conf open_basedir NOT set these values in .htaccess WILL work php_flag log_errors on php_value error_log logfile.txt these values in vhosts.conf WILL work php_flag log_errors on php_value error_log logfile.txt =========== with php.ini/vhosts.conf open_basedir set these values in .htaccess WILL NOT work php_flag log_errors on php_value error_log logfile.txt these values in vhosts.conf WILL work php_flag log_errors on php_value error_log logfile.txt ============ absolute paths to the same file always work. can anybody confirm if this is a big or not before I submit? regards, Nathan