.htaccess rights revoked

[cleromancer]

I am developing using PHP with PHP's PEAR as the database abstraction language. Since it isn't installed on the hosting server, I have it on my site and it requires that I add the following line to my .htaccess file:

php_value include_path .:/home/digitala/pear

The hosting company has introduced some new policy that stops any php_ values from being added to the .htaccess files.

I was wondering if there is any other way to do this as the PEAR library doesn't work because it needs the include_path set to its directory.

Any ideas, no matter how complicated or short term would be appreciated as I have clients viewing my site every day and I cannot have it down for long.

[piersk]

Is it worth getting in touch with your host and getting them to add this to their general .htaccess?

[talkster5]

theres no point contacting htem they wont do it they do these things for a reason

[piersk]

And that reason is...?

[talkster5]

well why would they stop you from doing ity for no reasons???

it just takes some brains to work it out!!!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: