[FX.php List] How to edit PHP settings

Sun Jan 6 12:29:36 MST 2008

Bob,

Off list, I will email you my link for phpinfo for Tiger Server.

J

At 1:16 PM -0600 1/6/08, Bob Patin wrote:
>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>http://php.net.
>>>>>>>
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