PHP.ini memory_limit not updating

Question

I have installed PHP through Homebrew and I'm using Laravel Valet to serve my projects locally. I would like to update the memory_limit in PHP.ini but for some reason it looks like it's not updating.

If I run php --ini I get:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/etc/php/7.4
Loaded Configuration File:         /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d
Additional .ini files parsed:      /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/ext-opcache.ini,
/usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/php-memory-limits.ini

I've updated memory_limit in both /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/php.ini and /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/php-memory-limits.ini.

Then I run:

brew services restart php@7.4

and

valet restart

If I then display phpinfo() in my project it still says memory_limit = 128M.

Does `ini_set('memory_limit','200M');` at the start of `index.php` file work ok? — nice_dev, Feb 03 '20 at 13:16
You are likely not making a distinction between CLI and PHP-FPM configurations of PHP, as they are separate. — Daniel Protopopov, Feb 03 '20 at 13:23
Does this answer your question? [php.ini: which one?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10665783/php-ini-which-one) — Nico Haase, Feb 03 '20 at 13:49
@NicoHaase no because `phpinfo()` displays the same loaded config files. — eskimo, Feb 04 '20 at 12:04
Have you checked whether there is any other code setting that limit, like a `ini_set` call or a `.htaccess` file? — Nico Haase, Feb 04 '20 at 12:14

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 26 '22 at 01:34

Here is how I solved this problem on mac:

I run: php --ini It output:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/etc/php/7.4
Loaded Configuration File:         /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d
Additional .ini files parsed:      /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/error_log.ini,
/usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/ext-opcache.ini,
/usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/php-memory-limits.ini

I edited /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/php.ini Restart php. Still same issue.

Then I edited /usr/local/etc/php/7.4/conf.d/php-memory-limits.ini, restart. It worked.

PHP.ini memory_limit not updating

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