php.ini not being read

[zeze36]

my php.scripts do not seem to be reading php.ini. php.ini seems to be ignored altogether. Is there a way to force php.ini to be used? is there a concrete way to test whether php.ini is being read?

[Aeiri]

Did you reset the server after changing things? If not, there is your problem.

[zeze36]

Yes, I have restarted Apache. still does not read php.ini. it is in
/usr/local/lib/

[edwardsbc]

Perhaps that's not really where the php.ini is located. Did you build PHP from scratch or use a binary installation. Sometimes you find the one its using in /etc or /usr/local/php or a million other places. Try doing a 'whereis php.ini' or 'slocate php.ini' and see if multiple copies are lying around.

Of couse, you could load this test file from a browser and it will tell you where the ini file is:

<?php phpinfo(); ?>

[zeze36]

I looked in phpinfo and found the correct path /usr/lib in my case. Now it works fine. case closed. thanks for your help!