Settings in php3.ini wont be used at all if the directory 
where php3.ini resides is not listed in the open_basedir.
The file gets parsed but the settings are thrown away.

Seems very strange but is reproducable if PHP3 is used
as module. Had no such problems when using the PHP-CGI.
I have disabled everything except the mySQL-Module.


Also, after reading some source while debugging this, 
the define in acconfig.h:

/* #define CONFIGURATION_FILE_PATH "php3.ini" */

should be:

#define CONFIGURATION_FILE_PATH "."

because this define is used as _path_ and the filename
'php3.ini' is hardcoded in configuration-parser.y


thanks an keep your good work up !

Roland

btw:
Could not check this on 3.08/09 because mySQL wont work 
in the PHP-Module with Apache 1.36 (Segfault)