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>
> What happens when someone else loads up the same type of package.  They=
 can
> then go scrolling through everyone else's directories.
>

In PHP, use safe_mode to avoid this. 

>
> /home/joe/access_list     <---  Access list for Joe's .htaccess files
> /home/tim/public_html/file_add.php  <--  Some script Tim has in his
> directory
>

If you set open_base_dir value to '/home/tim/public_html/', the PHP executed=
 in this vhost, can't access any directory/file below it.