Configuring php.ini in Homestead

Question

I am trying to change the variable max_input_vars in my php.ini file by specifying

; How many GET/POST/COOKIE input variables may be accepted
max_input_vars = 2500

and running

sudo nginx -s reload

Even though I set this variable to 2500 on both my local machine (C:\xampp\php\php.ini) and on Homestead (/etc/php5/fpm/php.ini), I keep receiving the following error message

  parse_str(): Input variables exceeded 1000. To increase the limit change max_input_vars in php.ini

I know .htaccess overrides php.ini on a per site basis, are there any other files which override php.ini? Are there any other services that need to be reloaded after changing the php.ini file?

Answer 1

On the latest laravel homestead, php.ini is located in

/etc/php/7.0/fpm/php.ini

(Make sure you enter into ssh in to the homestead environment)

try to edit it using

sudo su