Php.ini settings change

[waterlover112]

I am trying to change some of the settings in my php.ini file but I sont have root access. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it ..thanks

[halojoy]

Originally posted by waterlover112
I am trying to change some of the settings in my php.ini file but I sont have root access. Is this possible and how would I go about doing it ..thanks

I think most server will allow temporary change in php.ini
These ini settings only last as long as page is executed.
When page is finished, orginal ini settings are enabled.

You use ini_set( what_to_set ); function

http://php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php

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[MarkR]

Some settings can be set inside the PHP page - for example include_path

Some settings can be set anywhere before the PHP page starts executing - like register_globals - as it needs to know the result before it starts running PHP code - this can be set with (for example) php_flag in the httpd.conf or htaccess files.

Some settings (mostly security-related) can be only set with php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf - these can usually be set at the virtual host level, and your host may give you access to this.

Yet other settings, (mostly security-related) like disable_function, can ONLY be set at the master php.ini level, and won't have any effect at all if set anywhere else (include php_admin_value)

The manual does explain this fairly clearly.

Mark