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diff --git a/README.UPDATE_5_2 b/README.UPDATE_5_2
index 77e022f4ce..06c569ca6c 100644
--- a/README.UPDATE_5_2
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@@ -40,3 +40,12 @@ PHP 5.2 Update info or NEWS explained
no longer work for a file with the name 'data' accessed without any path. IF
you need to do so you have to prefix the filename with the "file:" protocol.
For the functionality itself look here http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2397.html.
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+- Added allow_url_include ini directive to complement allow_url_fopen. (Rasmus)
+
+ With this option one can now distinguish between standard file operations on
+ remote files and inclusion of remote files. While the former is usually
+ desired, the latter implies security risks if used naivly. Starting with
+ PHP-5.2 it is now possible to allow standard file operations while
+ dissalowing inclusion of remote files, which will also be the default
+ configuration.