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I don't have a /etc/php.ini, is it a problem?


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Hello everybody, I'm using OpenSUSE 13.1 and PHP 5.4.20, which was installed from OpenSUSE's official repository. The problem is that I have no /etc/php.ini, although I have a php.ini in 3 other locations:

# find /etc -name php.ini
/etc/php5/fastcgi/php.ini
/etc/php5/cli/php.ini
/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
The page phpinfo.php loads correctly in localhost and it points that php.ini location is /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini . Is this normal or is it mandatory to have a /etc/php.ini file? Do I must copy one of the others php.ini to the /etc directory? If yes, which one of them?
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That's totally normal, leave it be: the OpenSUSE folks deliberately set up PHP to be like that so it'll work just fine. The idea is that you can run PHP three different ways (Apache module, command-line, and using FastCGI) so it can help to have three different configurations.

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Thanks for your reply! If I want to change a configuration, do I have to change it in the three different files?

Only in the file which phpinfo says is THE file.

 

PHP.ini is nothing more than a text file with a list of settings, it doesn't matter whatsoever where the file is located on your server so long as:

 a ) PHP has permission to access it

 b ) Apache is pointing to the correct path of the file

 

There's no "correct" place to keep your php.ini file to answer your question.  Some people even have them in their webroot along with all of their other web-accessible files.

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Thanks for your reply! If I want to change a configuration, do I have to change it in the three different files?

If you want the change reflected in all three environments, then yes you would. Another option would be change two of the files to symlinks pointing to the third, then you would only need to edit one file.

 

The reason it is setup like it is by default is so that you can have different configuration settings for CLI vs CGI vs Apache Module. CLI for example commonly has less restrictions as it's a more controlled environment and serves a different purpose.

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"Apache's php.ini" otherwise known as a server side include allows Apache to use PHP whenever it needs it.

 

The CGI way is quite old.  When using this method of PHP installation, you must call the PHP interpreter when you want to use it.  In other words, the CGI way would be for those who do not intend to use PHP much, if at all.

 

FastCGI is a mix of the two, which I have yet to try.

 

Most PHP-heavy websites should be using the Apache SSI installation of PHP.

More information here

http://blog.layershift.com/which-php-mode-apache-vs-cgi-vs-fastcgi/

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