php cgi apache htaccess config

[Anon]

We are using php4.0 (cgi - apache) on a shared server. The php.ini is not avaliable to us. We want to change the upload_tmp_dir directive. I found this in the php.net manual

From the php.net manual:---------------
http://www.php.net/manual/configuration.php

When using PHP as an Apache module, you can

also change the configuration settings using directives in Apache configuration files and .htaccess files.

Does anyone know how I might be able to change the upload_tmp_dir directive without access to php.ini? Can it be done through .htaccess?

Many thanks!
matt.

[Anon]

matt,

you should be able to change any php.ini directive using a .htaccess file formatted as follows:

<IfModule mod_php4.c>
php_upload_tmp_dir <directory>
</IfModule>

i'm currently using this to turn off magic quotes with the following code for php3...

<IfModule mod_php3.c>
php3_magic_quotes_gpc Off
</IfModule>

hope it helps!

-stephen