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Subject: Re: open_basedir .htaccess relative path problem - BUG or Expected?
From: nrixham@gmail.com (Nathan Rixham)

Nathan Rixham wrote:
> 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

please ignore the "php_flag log_errors on" it always works, included as 
it was in my test code - don't want to confuse matters.

also the bug? appears not to be in 5.2.6 - thus 5.2.8 specific