What's the easiest way to access php.ini?

[webmaster1]

I have a VPS and my host suggested using SSH to access php.ini. Do I need to learn how to use shell access or can I use a file manager or FTP to access the file (I'm using cPanel)?

[premiso]

SSH will just give you access to shell commands.

 

You can read up on BASH SHELL programming, for writing scripts. But if you ever worked with the linux command prompt it is simply a cd /path/to/php.ini  then using VIM / VI / NANO you do nano php.ini  to edit it and modify it to your likings.

[webmaster1]

Thanks for the explanation Premiso.

 

I was trying to edit the memory_limit. For cPanel, it can be modified without directly editing the file:

 

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