diff --git a/chapters/config.xml b/chapters/config.xml
index 1fef27c793..3830f55129 100644
--- a/chapters/config.xml
+++ b/chapters/config.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.95 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.96 $ -->
  <chapter id="configuration">
   <title>Configuration</title>
 
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@
     environment variable <literal>PHPRC</literal> for an additional path to
     search for a &php.ini; file.
    </para>
+   <note>
+    <para>
+     The Apache web server changes the directory to root at startup causing
+     PHP to attempt to read <filename>php.ini</filename> from the root
+     filesystem if it exists.
+    </para>
+   </note>
    <para>
     Not every PHP directive is documented below. For a list of all directives, 
     please read your well commented &php.ini; file. You may want to view the