I dont meant the normal include setting, I meant the safemode_include_dir (forgot the correct name in the first post

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From php.ini:
Quote:
; When safe_mode is on, UID/GID checks are bypassed when
; including files from this directory and its subdirectories.
; (directory must also be in include_path or full path must
; be used when including)
safe_mode_include_dir =
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But I have not tested this, especially with open_basedir. Maybe it is possible to set this to a local website directory that is symlinked to a global pear directory...