How to control PHP settings with a custom php.ini file

The article explains how you can use custom php.ini files. This will help to control PHP settings for your web site.

#Steps to set up a custom PHP.INI file :

Many PHP settings are controlled by directives found in a php.ini file. To specify how your website will run, you may put up one or more custom php.ini files. For instance, you may have an isolated custom file for your website’s image files in your /home/username/public_html/images directory and a custom file for your website’s major pages in your /home/username/public_html/html directory.

Perform the following steps to set up a custom php.ini file :

1. Log in to your cPanel account.

2. Use the File Manager and navigate to the directory where you want to modify the behavior of php. By default, a custom php.ini can have its effects only on the directory where it is located.

3. Click on the File button in the File Manager toolbar to create a new file and name it php.ini.

4. Click on the new file. After that click on the Edit button in the File Manager toolbar to edit the new php.ini.

5. Also, add php directives to the new php.ini and then click on the Save Changes button.

6. Once you have created the php.ini file and have set its permissions, then you can verify that the configuration is active. To do this, create a phpinfo file in the directory where you have created the php.ini.

7. Load the phpinfo file in your web browser, identify one of the directives you have set. Assure that the changes made are visible.

8. You can also create a custom php.ini files for each directory in your website. But, yet many people configure the settings in one php.ini file and then apply it to the entire website. To do so, add the following line to the .htaccess file in your web site’s document root directory.

Remember to replace username with Hostvento Hosting username :

lsapi_phpini /home/username/public_html/php.ini

Get more information about the complete list of php.ini directives at :

https://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php