cURL follow on location functionality and open_basedir or safe mode error

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cURLfollow on location functionality needs cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set, else the Kohana framework throws this error:

ErrorException [ Warning ]: curl_setopt() [function.curl-setopt]: CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION cannot be activated when safe_mode is enabled or an open_basedir is set

There is a workaround in XmppPrebind.php:

// curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);

if (ini_get('open_basedir') == '' && ini_get('safe_mode' == 'Off')) {
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, true);
}