open_basedir restriction in effect

*I keep getting this warning when I try run my script that I what to 
look at the data in the mailbox for bounced email

Warning*: opendir() [function.opendir 
<http://easycontactpro.com/function.opendir>]: open_basedir restriction 
in effect. 
File(/var/qmail/mailnames/easycontactpro.com/bounce/Maildir/new) is not 
within the allowed path(s): 
(/var/www/vhosts/easycontactpro.com/httpdocs:/tmp)


I have set open_basedir 
="/var/qmail/mailnames/easycontactpro.com/bounce/Maildir/new" in the 
php.ini file and restarted apache.

How can I look at the files in this directory