note 23034 deleted from features.safe-mode by betz

phobo@paradise.net.nz wrote in his comment of 02-Oct-2001 07:21: "By placeing a base_dir for each virutal host, this means PHP CANNOT access files below this heirachy" "below" or "above" is obviously a matter of visualization. The way I understand open_basedir is if you add an open_basedir clause as in the example provided, php is ONLY able to access files under the /var/www/html/safephphost/ directory. In other words php will not be able to access /var/www/html/anotherfile but will be able to access /var/www/html/safephphost/somefile. Also - if I understand correctly you do not need "safe_mode on" when you have an open_basedir clause. (ref: http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.safe-mode.php: "If instead of safe_mode, you set an open_basedir directory then all file operations will be limited to files under the specified directory")