Index: simpletest.install
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/simpletest/Attic/simpletest.install,v
retrieving revision 1.5.2.4
diff -u -p -r1.5.2.4 simpletest.install
--- simpletest.install	9 Nov 2009 21:16:01 -0000	1.5.2.4
+++ simpletest.install	8 Dec 2009 21:10:03 -0000
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ function simpletest_requirements($phase)
 
   $has_curl = function_exists('curl_init');
   $has_hash = function_exists('hash_hmac');
+  $open_basedir = ini_get('open_basedir');
   $has_domdocument = class_exists('DOMDocument');
-
+  
   $requirements['curl'] = array(
     'title' => $t('cURL'),
     'value' => $has_curl ? $t('Enabled') : $t('Not found'),
@@ -250,6 +251,14 @@ function simpletest_requirements($phase)
     $requirements['php_domdocument']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
     $requirements['php_domdocument']['description'] =t('SimpleTest requires the DOMDocument class to be available. Please check the configure command at the <a href="@link-phpinfo">PHP info page</a>.', array('@link-phpinfo' => url('admin/reports/status/php')));
   }
-
+  
+  $requirements['open_basedir'] = array(
+	'title' => $t('open basedir'),
+	'value' => $open_basedir ? $t('None') : $t('Set'),
+  );
+  if ($open_basedir) {  
+    $requirements['open_basedir']['severity'] = REQUIREMENT_ERROR;
+    $requirements['open_basedir']['description'] = t('Simpletest requires open_basedir to be set to none. Please check your webserver configuration');
+    
   return $requirements;
 }