[PHP] Why does CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION require open_basedir to be turned off?

I was wondering why CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION requires open_basedir and safe_mode to be turned off. The following was found in the changelog(http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php): Disabled CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION in curl when open_basedir or safe_mode are enabled. (Stefan E., Ilia) Also I read

Re: [PHP] Why does CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION require open_basedir to be turned off?

Hi, I was wondering why CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION requires open_basedir and safe_mode to be turned off. The following was found in the changelog(http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php): Disabled CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION in curl when open_basedir or safe_mode are enabled. (Stefan E., Ilia) I'm

Re: [PHP] Why does CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION require open_basedir to be turned off?

I can't see any conceivable benefit to this restriction when using open_basedir, as I thought that related to the local file system - unless CURL can use file:// URLs to access the local system? That's the problem. I always use open_basedir (not all the sites on my servers are safe enough).