[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Derrick,

I'm worried that there already *is* a php ini in place that he has 
yet to locate.  Overwriting with the default may destroy existing 
settings.

Jonathan

At 12:41 PM -0600 1/6/08, Derrick Fogle wrote:
>Yes, you're on the right track. When you've only got the "default" 
>file, PHP does not even read that file for settings. It just 
>defaults to a certain set of settings.
>
>Just copy that file to php.ini, then edit the php.ini with sudo 
>pico. Scroll through the file - you'll find the settings easily 
>enough. Change them, save, then restart web services. Now that 
>there's an actual php.ini file, it will use the settings in it, 
>instead of internal defaults.
>
>On Jan 6, 2008, at 12:01 PM, Bob Patin wrote:
>
>>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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