[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings

[Bob Patin]

Derrick,

Thanks for the help; I did find this:

/private/etc/php.ini.default

Does this mean that I'm not using one, then, and have to create one?

I've used "sudo pico" before to edit files in Terminal, so I have a  
*tiny* bit of experience doing this sort of thing; I'd like to change  
2 settings:

short_open_tags
register_globals

to force me to declare variables (perhaps that's not the right  
variable to change for that?). When I've written PHP apps for other  
servers, not having declared variables here and there has caused  
problems; however, the biggie is turning off short open tags.

If you can tell me how to edit this I'd be eternally grateful.

Best,

Bob Patin
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On Jan 6, 2008, at 11:54 AM, Derrick Fogle wrote:

> Search for your PHP.ini file: In MacOS, open terminal and type:  
> locate php.ini
>
> There's a good chance you'll only find a php.ini.default file. If  
> so, duplicate it and rename the duplicate to just php.ini. If you  
> find several, you'll have to figure out for sure which one is the  
> real file. I'd recommend emailing back with more info (OS, Apache  
> version, PHP version, where the files were found, etc.) if that's  
> the case.
>
> Once you've located (or created) the right php.ini file, you'll need  
> to edit it, save the changes, and restart your web services. I use  
> BBEdit in MacOS GUI, Pico in terminal, or whatever plain text editor  
> floats your boat for Windows.
>
> You'll need admin privs, but it should be easy finding and changing  
> the short_open_tags directive. You'll do well to browse through the  
> file and familiarize yourself with the rest of the directives in the  
> file, too.
>
> More info on the PHP.ini file directives can be found at http://php.net 
> .

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