[us...@httpd] Multiple ReWriteBase directives in .htaccess?

Hi: I'm trying to figure out a solution to a rewrite (using mod_rewrite) issue and can't quite seem to get it right. I'm hoping someone here will be generous with advice. Situation: - I've moved my site to a hosting provider who does not allow me access to the httpd.conf and other configuration

[us...@httpd] PHP (under httpd) reading a file outside DocumentRoot?

I don't know if this is an Apache (httpd) or a PHP issue (I suspect PHP, but I may be doing something wrong with mod_suexec), so I hope this is the right place to ask. I certainly appreciate any help anyone can offer! I am trying to get a PHP script to read a file that's outside the