Magic Quotes GPC Off

[spiralvista]

I am really sorry if this has been visited a number of times, but I cannot get it to work.

I am using MAMP and localhost to test and develop a site in joomla 3.0.

I have made a php.ini file with two lines:

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magic_quotes_gpc = Off
session.save_path = "/tmp"

and placed it in the installation folder, ran the installer but I still see

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Magic Quotes GPC Off 	No

help, please.

Thanks

[sovainfo]

Verify in System information PHP Settings whether the php.ini is loaded.
If not, use .htaccess : SetEnv PHPRC /path /to/php.ini

[spiralvista]

Thanks

where/how do I find which php.ini is loaded. (i do not have a backend as I am failing in installation)

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Verify in System information PHP Settings whether the php.ini is loaded.

.htaccess ?? I only see a htaccess.txt in the root dir

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If not, use .htaccess : SetEnv PHPRC /path /to/php.ini

Thanks

[Webdongle]

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First. Where is the php.ini file located?
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.2.17/conf/php.ini
or
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/conf/php.ini

Select phpInfo on your start screen of MAMP to see which version is running on your machine before editing. Or you may end up editing the wrong php.ini file and compounding the problem. (It’s right at the top of the page next to Start) Once on the phpInfo page do a search for “php.ini” and look at the file location.

Second, Depending on your php.ini settings, everyone uses different ones, you MUST restart MAMP for the changes to show up. This is what was making me crazy. I made the changes, refreshed the phpInfo page and nothing changed. But, restarting MAMP and all of the sudden they were all fixed. Makes sense, but not until after I figured it out.

http://www.crained.com/488/mamp-how-to- ... -ini-file/

[sovainfo]

Addition: Make sure you edit the live settings, lines that start with # are treated as comments. Edit the lines without the #!

[spiralvista]

phpinfo shows this:

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Configuration File (php.ini) Path 	/Applications/MAMP/conf/php5.3
Loaded Configuration File 	/Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/php.ini 

I have restarted MAMP, ok so if I placed my local php.ini file with the two lines:

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magic_quotes_gpc = Off
session.save_path = "/tmp"

in the installation folder I should be able to complete the joomla 3 installation (like the million others!) but it still fails, I do not want to edit the main php.ini files as other joomla installation will be dependent on this file. So how do I point to my local php.ini file?

Thanks

[Webdongle]

Where is your local php.ini file ? /administrator ?

[sovainfo]

If .htaccess doesn't work, you have no other option than to change the ini used.

You need .htaccess in the root to point to the two line php.ini wherever you put it. It seems this only works when running as cgi.

[spiralvista]

my local php.ini is in the /installation folder. This will get me through installation.

I have not played around with the .htaccess file before, if I create an .htaccess file (rename htaccess.txt, in my joomla root) what/how code do I enter in the .htaccess file?

I am sure I am chasing a simple resolution otherwise everyone would have had this problem.

Thanks

[sovainfo]

Just search this board to find postings that provide the syntax for .htaccess related to magic_quotes_gpc