PHP.ini Default Dir Extensions

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I have my php.ini as follows:

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; http://php.net/extension-dir
; extension_dir = "./"
; On windows:
extension_dir = "C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\ext"

I will distribuite my php application but I was wondering that not all users have their Windows OS on the default C:\, suppose they use another letter like Y:.

How could I change "automatically" to the correct path. Like:

; Directory in which the loadable extensions (modules) reside.
; http://php.net/extension-dir
; extension_dir = "./"
; On windows:
extension_dir = "Y:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\ext"

I can't go to every computer and change the default settings. So is there a way to do this by not changing it directly?

Does your application require that PHP and Apache already be installed? Look at the default ini files shipped with PHP and you will see that they simply have ext for the directory not a full path. — Dave, Jul 28 '16 at 17:22
Thanks for the replay. How can I modify this file during the installation process? — Alfonso José Cabrera López, Jul 28 '16 at 17:24
Dave, I will add the Apache and PHP folder with my own configuration. So instead of: C:\Program Files (x86)\PHP\ext I'll put \ext ? — Alfonso José Cabrera López, Jul 28 '16 at 17:25

score 26 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 30 '17 at 16:58

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This seems to use ext relative to the PHP directory itself:

extension_dir = "ext"

I.e. it should be irrelevant what drive or path PHP is installed on, as long as the extensions are in the ext directory.

answered Jul 30 '17 at 16:58

Svish

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Relative paths don't always seem to work: https://stackoverflow.com/a/63489141/3177115 – ESP32 Aug 19 '20 at 14:26

PHP.ini Default Dir Extensions

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