[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings
Bob Patin
bob at patin.com
Sun Jan 6 12:16:58 MST 2008
So far so good... I don't think there was a previous php.ini file.
Just for grins, I listed the contents of the private/etc/ directory,
and see
php.ini
php.ini.default
Of course, that doesn't tell me whether I just over-wrote a previous
one, but on one of my other Tiger servers, I did the same thing, and
didn't find "php.ini," only "php.ini.default."
Since I've never edited it before, I can't see how it could've been
there anyway...
Best,
Bob
On Jan 6, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Derrick Fogle wrote:
> Johnathan's concern is well founded, but I think you've exercised
> due diligence so far. The '.default' file should exactly mirror what
> PHP's internal defaults are, but.... what if they don't? By creating
> a regular php.ini file from the default, you might end up changing
> some other setting that you're not aware of.
>
> But I think you've got to forge ahead. If you run into unexpected
> problems, just disable the php.ini file you create (just rename it
> temporarily), and compare the phpinfo() settings with, and without,
> the .ini file active.
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2008, at 12:59 PM, Bob Patin wrote:
>
>> 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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