"php_admin_flag" not Working?

I'm using apache 1.3.9 + php4b2(static compile) + redhat 6.0. "php_admin_flag" not Working? 1) less /usr/local/lib/php.ini ........................... short_open_tag = on asp_tags = off ........................... 2) less /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf .... <Directory "/home/php/public_html"> php_admin_flag short_open_tag off php_admin_flag asp_tags on </Directory> .... 3) apache stop, apache start 4) phpinfo() in webrowser .... Directive | Local Value | Master Value -------------------------------------------- short_open_tag | off(!) | on -------------------------------------------- asp_tags | on(!) | off -------------------------------------------- .... 5) asp_tags TEST less /home/php/public_html/asp.php ==> <% echo "hello" %> lynx localhost/~php/asp.php ---> just source revealed (not working) 6)short_open_tag TEST less /home/php/public_html/short.php ==> <? echo "hello" ?> lynx localhost/~php/short.php ==> hello <-?? short_open_tag = OFF -------------------------------------------- My misunderstanding about "php_admin_flag"?