{"id":8561,"date":"2020-04-30T14:23:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T18:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/?p=8561"},"modified":"2021-12-08T09:59:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:59:10","slug":"php-configuration-files-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/php-configuration-files-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Find php.ini PHP Configuration Files on Your Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PHP configuration files are not located in the same place in all operating systems variants. Therefore for you to know where your specific configuration is located, we have provided this little guide featuring the major operating systems and distros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off you can run <code>php -i<\/code> from the command-line on <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/windows\">Windows<\/a> or terminal on <a href=\"http:\/\/local.brightwhiz\/tag\/unix\">Unix<\/a> systems. This will display a lot of information about your particular setup. Next, you need to look for the value of the <code>Loaded Configuration File<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a quick example of Unix-based systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-bash\">$ php -i | grep &#039;Loaded Configuration File&#039;\nLoaded Configuration File =&gt; \/etc\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the general locations of the <code>php.ini<\/code> PHP configuration files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>macOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">\/private\/etc\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RedHat\/CentOS\/Fedora<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">\/etc\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ubuntu &lt; 16.10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">\/etc\/php5\/{cli,apache2,cgi}\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ubuntu &gt;= 16.10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">\/etc\/php7\/{cli,apache2,cgi}\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ubuntu &gt;= 18.04<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">\/etc\/php\/{php_version}\/{cli,apache2,cgi}\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>xampp<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-\">{installation directory}\/php\/php.ini<\/code><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHP configuration files are not located in the same place in all operating systems variants. 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