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Ok so my webhost has stuck a php.ini in my public_html folder.
i am told i can make changes if i desire to.

any tips on what to turn on/off to help with joomla performance or anything at all?

thanks

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; Bluehost Considerations ;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
; If you would like to change the PHP environment for any PHP files
; in your account, make the changes to this file.  Then copy this file to
; all directories, including subdirectories, that have PHP files in them.
;
; NOTE: If you do not copy this file to all directories and subdirectories
; with PHP files, your changes here will not affect those files in other
; directories.

according to the header the host put in to the php.ini file it says:



ok so this means i have to put this php.ini file in EVERY joomla directory?
that seems like a lot of work.

thats beautiful. you are a God to me! /me bows to  dhuelsmann

one question before i proceed though and that is i just was upgraded to a php5 server. does the old php.ini from before the upgrade still work or should i get a new one or shall i proceed?

attached is the file i'll be uploading with the changes you guys suggested.

one question before i proceed though and that is i just was upgraded to a php5 server. does the old php.ini from before the upgrade still work or should i get a new one or shall i proceed?
attached is the file i'll be uploading with the changes you guys suggested.

can you share that removal script with me please since i may need to remove all those php.ini files when i figure out where to put that main file?

I put this php.ini file in my root directory and made the extra .php file telling it to load the ini file in all directories.  I'm also running PHP5.  I am however still getting the error "Upload Failed".  Please help!

Did you check first with your host to see if they allow you to set-up your own php.ini? And, if they do, someone elses would not be appropriate, you need to get your host to provide their starting point.

Regards

Dave

Hi again, Dave!

Thanks for sending me that email for clarification on how to post the php.ini.  Sorry it has taken me a couple of days to respond... I just started medical school this week and it has been hectic!

I created a whatever.php file in notepad by copying and pasting your input script listed above.  I placed it in the root directory along with my altered php.ini file.  Then, I opened IE and went to http://www.mydomain/whatever.php.  I could see the script but when I checked it out on FileZilla, I didn't find the php.ini file in any other directory than the root.  It should be visible, correct?  I am running PHP version 4.3.11

Thanks Again!

AZPOD

Dave,

Where do I check to see if the host has changed the user directory path?  Also, I have a control panel through GoDaddy but do I need to use it to upload the file?  Why does the control panel play into the picture, do you know?  I just used FileZilla to upload the php.ini and the whatever.php and, as mentioned, pointed my browser to it.  However, I am still unable to see the files in any other directory than the root.

Thanks Again,

AZPOD

I don't think my control panel is cpanel.  When I open the hosting manager software, the option to use the "control panel" is offered and nowhere does is say cpanel that I was able to find. 

Is there a way to add the php.ini in all directories and subdirectories other than by hand and the cpanel?

Thanks,

AZPOD

http://www.washington.edu/computing/web ... p-ini.html


Creating Your Own php.ini File

A php.ini file that you write must overwrite every setting in the UW's global php.ini file to achieve full functionality (see note below). Thus you must obtain a copy of the entire recommended php.ini template, rename it to php.ini, and then adjust the settings of the file to the values you desire. When you're done, you can put the file in your root Web directory to apply custom configuration settings to all your PHP scripts, or you can put it in a subdirectory to apply custom configuration settings to a subset of PHP scripts.

Note: you cannot use your configuration file to extend the Web server's PHP settings. Only settings in your own php.ini will be used if you have one. If you set only a few settings, all other settings will use the hard-coded values in the PHP interpreter.


How a php.ini File is Read


When the PHP interpreter starts up, it behaves according to settings specified in any availabe php.ini file. The Web server will look for this file in the following locations and in the following order:

  1. The directory from which the PHP script was called
  2. The root of your Web directory (typically public_html)
  3. The Web server's default php.ini

The Web server's PHP configuration file will always be used if you don't have your own. You can find the Web server's current php.ini file in /usr/local/php4/lib/php.ini on the Web Development systems. Inspecting the settings in this file may be helpful if you are troubleshooting a problem with your configuration