Add an extra hook right after merging per-directory configuration.
This makes sure we are able to setuid() as early as possible (that
is, as soon as know what uid/gid to use for this location), so we
won't run all sorts of subrequests and other stuff as root.

Index: httpd-2.2.17/include/http_request.h
===================================================================
--- httpd-2.2.17.orig/include/http_request.h
+++ httpd-2.2.17/include/http_request.h
@@ -356,6 +356,15 @@ AP_DECLARE_HOOK(int,auth_checker,(reques
  */
 AP_DECLARE_HOOK(void,insert_filter,(request_rec *r))
 
+/**
+ * This hook allows modules to affect the request immediately after the
+ * per-directory configuration for the request has been generated. This allows
+ * modules to make decisions based upon the current directory configuration
+ * @param r The current request
+ * @return OK or DECLINED
+ */
+AP_DECLARE_HOOK(int,post_perdir_config,(request_rec *r))
+ 
 AP_DECLARE(int) ap_location_walk(request_rec *r);
 AP_DECLARE(int) ap_directory_walk(request_rec *r);
 AP_DECLARE(int) ap_file_walk(request_rec *r);
Index: httpd-2.2.17/server/request.c
===================================================================
--- httpd-2.2.17.orig/server/request.c
+++ httpd-2.2.17/server/request.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ APR_HOOK_STRUCT(
     APR_HOOK_LINK(auth_checker)
     APR_HOOK_LINK(insert_filter)
     APR_HOOK_LINK(create_request)
+    APR_HOOK_LINK(post_perdir_config)
 )
 
 AP_IMPLEMENT_HOOK_RUN_FIRST(int,translate_name,
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ AP_IMPLEMENT_HOOK_RUN_FIRST(int,auth_che
 AP_IMPLEMENT_HOOK_VOID(insert_filter, (request_rec *r), (r))
 AP_IMPLEMENT_HOOK_RUN_ALL(int, create_request,
                           (request_rec *r), (r), OK, DECLINED)
+AP_IMPLEMENT_HOOK_RUN_ALL(int,post_perdir_config,
+                          (request_rec *r), (r), OK, DECLINED)
 
 
 static int decl_die(int status, char *phase, request_rec *r)
@@ -164,6 +167,13 @@ AP_DECLARE(int) ap_process_request_inter
         return access_status;
     }
 
+    /* First chance to handle the request after per-directory configuration is
+     * generated 
+     */
+    if ((access_status = ap_run_post_perdir_config(r))) {
+        return access_status;
+    }
+
     /* Only on the main request! */
     if (r->main == NULL) {
         if ((access_status = ap_run_header_parser(r))) {