Is already in CVS but it does cause other security issues.
On the dutch community i've posted a english email which i send to someone his host after he got trouble with open_basedir AND safe_mode restrictions.
The mail will globally explain a few things about bad/terrible hosts.
So if we fix the open_basedir issue, another security issue could rise.
Read it here:
cpgnuke.gehost.nl/inde...=2571#2571