[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings

[Bob Patin]

Jonathan,

When I ran phpinfo(), I didn't see any place where a php.ini file  
location is specified; where would that be?

Also, when I did "locate php.ini", I only found the one file, and I  
know for certain that I've never created a php.ini file on that server  
(didn't know how!).

Best,

Bob


On Jan 6, 2008, at 12:52 PM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:

> 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 
>>>> .
>>>
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