PHP.ini location on El Capitan

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Simple question: where is the correct PHP.INI location in Mac OSX El Capitan?

I tried to update the one in /etc folder, but nothing changed.

Do you have SSH access? Put this in the terminal and hit Enter: `php --ini` — Sverri M. Olsen, Dec 07 '15 at 12:57

Simon Backx · Answer 1 · 2016-10-05T15:58:46.257

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The default location on OSX El Capitan and macOS Sierra is /etc/php.ini

But if that file doesn't exist, php will use /etc/php.ini.default. Don't forget to create a copy if you want to make changes:

$ sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini

Also, php will scan /Library/Server/Web/Config/php dir for additional .ini files

Restart Apache if you made any changes:

$ sudo apachectl -k restart

Note: if you install PHP7, this location will change to /usr/local/etc/php/7.0/php.ini

edited Oct 05 '16 at 15:58

answered Aug 22 '16 at 20:27

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Cheers! - this gem seems lost amongst a lot ofther SO advice that didn't work for me.... – n99 Sep 09 '16 at 16:21

Jirson Tavera · Answer 2 · 2016-04-14T16:42:07.013

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i know three ways:

php -i | grep php.ini
php --ini
create php file with following line: <?php phpinfo(); and open the file in the browser

edited Apr 14 '16 at 16:42

answered Jan 28 '16 at 16:17

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davejal · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-20T18:12:54.580

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Simple solution

create php info file in your web folder

<?php

 // Show all information, defaults to INFO_ALL
phpinfo();

?>

open the file in browser
look for

INFO_GENERAL 1 The configuration line, php.ini location, build date, Web Server, System and more.

Taken from php manual

Another option is to use

<? php_ini_loaded_file(); ?>

edited Oct 20 '16 at 18:12

answered Dec 07 '15 at 12:10

davejal

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phpinfo() says my php.ini is on 'etc' folder. But in this folder i have lots of files like php.ini-5.2-previous, php.ini.default, php.ini.default-previous and so on, but i DON'T have a file called simply 'php.ini'. What i'm missing here ? – delphirules Oct 20 '16 at 13:01
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try this instead ` php_ini_loaded_file(); ?>` – davejal Oct 20 '16 at 18:11
I simply created the php.ini file and it worked, thanks ! – delphirules Oct 20 '16 at 18:32
php_ini_loaded_file(); ?> returns bool(false) – user269867 Apr 27 '17 at 21:44

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 04 '16 at 01:04

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Strange thing that phpinfo() does not display the file location, but here it is: /etc/php.ini.default

answered Apr 04 '16 at 01:04

gonza

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It's actually possible that PHP is running without a php.ini file and is just running off defaults. If you copy /etc/php.ini.default to /etc/php.ini and restart Apache it will display /etc/php.ini as the Loaded Configuration File. – AndyDunn May 24 '16 at 21:11

devope · Answer 5 · 2023-04-18T18:36:12.657

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ob_start();
phpinfo();
$output = ob_get_clean();
preg_match("/(Loaded Configuration File => )([\/\w.]+\.ini)/i", $output, $matches);

echo $matches[2];

In my case I got:

/opt/homebrew/etc/php/8.1/php.ini

edited Apr 18 '23 at 18:36

answered Oct 18 '22 at 17:22

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score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 12 '18 at 05:56

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This is a polished version of "Simple solution", someone posted before

create php info file in your web folder
<?php phpinfo();?>
open the file in browser
look for php.ini

edited Jun 12 '18 at 05:56

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answered Nov 23 '16 at 13:42

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PHP.ini location on El Capitan

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