How do i save a php ini file?

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Last modified: July 22, 2022

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Editing in EasyApache 3
Editing in EasyApache 4
Requirements
View the server’s PHP configurations
How to find the php.ini file
How to edit the php.ini file
How do I create a PHP ini file?
Where should I store PHP ini?
What is PHP ini save?
How do I find the PHP ini file?

Overview

You can update the settings of your server’s php.ini file to help secure your server. The method to use depends on your version of EasyApache.

Warning:

You must also use other security measures with these settings. When you use these alone, your server’s security is at risk. Malicious users can bypass most hardening measures.
Apache reads all files with the .ini file extension. If you have a custom .ini file, you must update it manually.

Editing in EasyApache 3

On systems that run EasyApache 3, the /usr/local/lib/ directory contains your server’s php.ini file.

Editing in EasyApache 4

Note:

We recommend only editing these files with WHM’s MultiPHP INI Editor interface (WHM >> Home >> Software >> MultiPHP INI Editor). This ensures that an operable version of PHP exists on the system.

On systems that run EasyApache 4, each version of PHP uses a separate php.ini file. You must make changes separately to each file. Each file exists in the /opt/cpanel/ea-php72/root/etc/php.ini file, where 72 is the PHP version number.

Directives

Directive	Description	Recommended value
`safe_mode`	This directive helps solve many problems that occur with using PHP in a shared hosting environment. It compares the PHP script’s UID with the UIDs of files and directories that it tries to access. If the UIDs don’t match, the system doesn’t allow the script access. Warning: PHP 5.3.0 deprecated this directive and PHP 5.4.0 removed it.	`On`
`disable_functions`	This directive disables a list of PHP functions. For example, you can disable ones that execute subprocesses.	A comma-separated list of functions to disable.
`register_globals`	This directive can allow attackers to bypass your settings via the URL. Warning: PHP 5.3.0 deprecated this directive and PHP 5.4.0 removed it.	`Off`
`display_errors`	This directive allows PHP to print run-time errors to generated HTML pages. When you disable it, PHP can still print errors to the appropriate error logs.	`Off`
`allow_url_fopen`	This directive can allow attackers to open remote files from your server. They do this via file inclusion vulnerabilities.	`Off`
`allow_url_include`	This directive can allow attackers to include remote files from your server. They do this via file inclusion vulnerabilities.	`Off`
`file_uploads`	This directive can allow attackers to move their scripts on to and off of your server.	`Off`
`open_basedir`	This directive limits file operations to a specific directory. Attackers may try to include local files in PHP scripts. This can allow them to access information about your server’s filesystem. Note: This setting only affects servers that use the `mod_php` Apache module. If your system runs EasyApache 4, change this directive in the Editor Mode section of WHM's MultiPHP INI Editor interface (WHM >> Home >> Software >> MultiPHP INI Editor).	`~/public_html`
`session.cookie_httponly`	This directive keeps JavaScript from accessing PHP session cookies. This ensures that attackers can’t steal them. Important: You can’t use this directive if your users use PHP session cookies through JavaScript.	`1`
`session.referer_check`	This directive allows it to check referrer values. You can specify a domain to make sure that session information stays internal. Then, users won’t be able to expose session information when they’re working on a web application. Warning: Do not rely on this security measure alone. It is trivial to send false referrer information. Note: If your system runs EasyApache 4, change this directive in the Editor Mode section of WHM’s MultiPHP INI Editor interface (WHM >> Home >> Software >> MultiPHP INI Editor).	`On`

PHP configurations can be changed using the “php.ini” file. Php.ini is the main configuration file in for the open-source scripting language PHP.

Contents

Requirements
View the server’s PHP configurations
How to find the php.ini file
How to edit the php.ini file

Requirements

Cloud Server with Linux (any distribution)

View the server’s PHP configurations

To view the current PHP configurations for your server, create a file named phpinfo.php in your website’s main directory:

sudo nano /var/www/html phpinfo.php

Then put the following content into this file:

Save and exit the file, then view it in a browser (“

example.com/phpinfo.php”

).

For security reasons, it is best to delete this file after you are finished.

How to find the php.ini file

When PHP starts up, it will search several possible locations on the server for a php.ini file. The default location for the php.ini file is:

Ubuntu 16.04: /etc/php/7.0/apache2
CentOS 7: /etc/php.ini

You can also create a new php.ini file with only the PHP configurations you need to change and place it in the same directory as the PHP script. This will override the configurations in the default php.ini file.

However, this will only be effective for scripts in the same directory as the php.ini file. It will not affect subdirectories. You will need to copy the new php.ini file to each working directory.

How to edit the php.ini file

To open the default php.ini file for editing, use one of the following commands (depending on which Linux distribution you’re using):

Ubuntu 16.04: sudo nano /etc/php/7.0/apache2
CentOS 7: sudo nano /etc/php.ini

Make the required changes. Each line that begins with a semicolon is “commented out” which means that PHP will ignore that line. If you want to enable an option that has been disabled this way, delete the semicolon at the beginning of the line to enable it.

Save and exit the file. Then restart the web server in order for the changes to take effect:

Ubuntu/Debian: sudo systemctl restart apache2
CentOS: sudo systemctl restart httpd

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How do I create a PHP ini file?

How to Manually Create a PHP..

Log into your cPanel account..

Open your File Manager..

Navigate to your public_html directory..

Create a new file..

Name it php.ini..

Edit the php.ini file you just created..

Copy and Paste the default php. ini code from the copy of the default version below..

Click Save Changes..

Where should I store PHP ini?

ini is usually located in /etc/php/8.1/fpm/php.

What is PHP ini save?

The php. ini file is a special file for PHP. It is where you declare changes to your PHP settings. The server is already configured with standard settings for PHP, which your site will use by default. Unless you need to change one or more settings, there is no need to create or modify a php.

How do I find the PHP ini file?

Your answer.

You can get a full phpinfo() using : php -i..

And, in there, there is the php.ini file used : $ php -i | grep 'Configuration File' Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /etc Loaded Configuration File => /etc/php.ini..

On Windows use find instead: php -i|find/i"configuration file" Hope this is helpfull!!.

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