title: PHP: Using browscap.ini on shared host. - ini_set() failing
body: <p>I'm trying to use get_browser() , unfortunately my page is on a shared host, and I have no access to php.ini.</p>
  
  <p>I have downloaded the latest version of browscap.ini and placed in my document root. I have then added the following:-</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>if (!ini_set('browscap', '/home/<em>private stuff</em>/browscap.ini')) {<br />
    echo "Failed to set browscap";<br />
    } else {<br />
    echo "browscap = [" . ini_get('browscap') . "]";<br />
    }<br />
    exit();</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>But this fails, (nb: the echo statement for the failed condition always shows [] - even if I didn;t have the browscap.ini file the setting should still show up in the ini_get.... shouldn't it?)</p>
  
  <p>I have looked at the previous questions on this and they don't seem to help,  any ideas?</p>