diff -Nabur suphp-0.7.1.orig/doc/CONFIG suphp-0.7.1/doc/CONFIG
--- suphp-0.7.1.orig/doc/CONFIG	2008-03-31 02:15:54.000000000 +0200
+++ suphp-0.7.1/doc/CONFIG	2010-02-06 21:02:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
   Is disabled by default:
   WARNING: Enabling this option is dangerous!
 
+check_all_parent_directory_ownership:
+  Disable checking directory ownership beyond the parent of the script.
+
 check_vhost_docroot:
   Checks wheter the script is within DOCUMENT_ROOT specified by the 
   webserver. This option is intended to avoid symbol links outside of the
diff -Nabur suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Application.cpp suphp-0.7.1/src/Application.cpp
--- suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Application.cpp	2009-03-14 18:55:25.000000000 +0100
+++ suphp-0.7.1/src/Application.cpp	2010-02-06 22:08:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -548,7 +548,9 @@
         directory = directory.getParentDirectory();
 
         UserInfo directoryOwner = directory.getUser();
-        if (directoryOwner != owner && !directoryOwner.isSuperUser()) {
+        if (directoryOwner != owner
+            && config.getCheckAllParentDirectoryOwnership()
+            && !directoryOwner.isSuperUser()) {
             std::string error = "Directory " + directory.getPath()
                 + " is not owned by " + owner.getUsername();
             logger.logWarning(error);
diff -Nabur suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Configuration.cpp suphp-0.7.1/src/Configuration.cpp
--- suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Configuration.cpp	2008-03-29 14:02:36.000000000 +0100
+++ suphp-0.7.1/src/Configuration.cpp	2010-02-06 21:07:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     this->allow_directory_group_writeable = false;
     this->allow_file_others_writeable = false;
     this->allow_directory_others_writeable = false;
+    this->check_all_parent_directory_ownership = true;
 #ifdef OPT_DISABLE_CHECKPATH
     this->check_vhost_docroot = false;
 #else
@@ -141,6 +142,9 @@
             else if (key == "allow_directory_others_writeable")
                 this->allow_directory_others_writeable = 
                     this->strToBool(value);
+            else if (key == "check_all_parent_directory_ownership")
+                this->check_all_parent_directory_ownership = 
+                    this->strToBool(value);
             else if (key == "check_vhost_docroot")
                 this->check_vhost_docroot = this->strToBool(value);
             else if (key == "errors_to_browser")
@@ -217,6 +221,10 @@
     return this->allow_directory_others_writeable;
 }
 
+bool suPHP::Configuration::getCheckAllParentDirectoryOwnership() const {
+    return this->check_all_parent_directory_ownership;
+}
+
 bool suPHP::Configuration::getErrorsToBrowser() const {
     return this->errors_to_browser;
 }
diff -Nabur suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Configuration.hpp suphp-0.7.1/src/Configuration.hpp
--- suphp-0.7.1.orig/src/Configuration.hpp	2008-03-29 14:02:36.000000000 +0100
+++ suphp-0.7.1/src/Configuration.hpp	2010-02-06 21:04:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         bool allow_directory_group_writeable;
         bool allow_file_others_writeable;
         bool allow_directory_others_writeable;
+	bool check_all_parent_directory_ownership;
         bool check_vhost_docroot;
         bool errors_to_browser;
         std::string env_path;
@@ -132,6 +133,12 @@
         bool getAllowDirectoryOthersWriteable() const;
 
         /**
+         * Returns whether suPHP should check ownership beyond the 
+         * parent of the script.
+        */
+        bool getCheckAllParentDirectoryOwnership() const;
+
+        /**
          * Returns whether (minor) error message should be sent to browser
          */
         bool getErrorsToBrowser() const;