php.ini stuck in "default" mode

broomie

Folks

Environment: WIn2k, php4, IIS5, ISAPI dll

php.ini script (I've got it in \Windows and System32) - whenever I make a change to it, its not reflected anywhere.
An example - to test this I changed the mas execution time from 30 to 40 in Windows Directory and 30 to 35 in Systems 32.

Even after a reboot phpinfo.php shows the default settings.

What's going on (or not going on)?

Thanks,
Paul

jmcneese

and where does phpinfo() report it is reading php.ini from?

broomie

I imagine php.ini in Windows or system32 directory I've searched my machine for otehr instance and they don't seem to exist.

jmcneese

don't imagine, go look at what phpinfo() reports, and see where it is expecting php.ini to reside. 😉

broomie

Configuration File (php.ini) Path c:\winnt (pasted from phpinfo) which is I assume what you were alluding too.

I then copied a copy of php.ini to Programfiles\WindowsNt

adn also created a directory c:\winnt

and got same results, more gratefully accepted.

jmcneese

strange. it should be looking for php.ini in your %SYSTEMROOT%, in your case, c:\windows.

what version of PHP?

piersk

I suggest Start > Run > %SystemRoot% and copy php.ini to there.

broomie

Thanks did that and php.ini is there already and its the Winows directory as default. Very odd.

broomie

Version is php 4.1.2

jmcneese

and if you do something drastic like enable all error_reporting and turn html_errors on, save the file, then start >> run >> iisreset, do you see the changes?

broomie

NO any change I make is not reflected either in phpinfo or on the behaviour of ant PHP code I run. Again quite odd (thanks for the help and prompt replies BTW)

jmcneese

bizarre. if it is pointing to c:\windows\php.ini, and you are modifying it, (and you MUST totally restart IIS), and it still isn't reflecting changes, i would guess that your PHP installation is a little bit fucked. i recommend downloading 4.2.2 and trying that.

broomie

I think you maybe correct. I always fully stop and start IIS5 and when that does not work reboot the PC too! I did have PHP and Apache working on here but it crashed so often I decided to try IIS%. My guess is there is some nasties left over from the Apache installation that's screwing stuff up (although I have removed everything I cans ee)

piersk

Apache kept crashing? :eek: Never heard of such a thing, even on a Windows machine... jmcneese, you can back me up here, right?

jmcneese

depends on the machine... i mean, we are talking about windows 😉

piersk

Spose....

broomie

Sorry Apache never really crashed but all the Win2k machine would seize after a few php sessions.