I worked around the problem by dumping the database, mass-editing the url, reloading the database and putting the symlink under the regular docroot, and using a RedirectMatch to keep old offsite links and indexes working. I had only set it up in a userdir because I had tried putting a Ruby blog there before for reduced permissions, then later realized that didn't matter for PHP.
So, I don't have any immediate problem anymore, but FYI userdir php seems to be broken. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

