[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Bob,

A little more info...

When you view the result of phpinfo(), the listing will show the 
location of the file.

Call me if you need help asap.

J


>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>http://php.net.
>>
>
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