How to override php cli configuration with custom php.ini

Question

I'm struggling to override the php cli configuration with my custom php.ini

My custom php.ini

max_execution_time = 90
memory_limit = 256M
safe_mode = Off

Running php cli

php -c /home/env/php.ini -r 'phpinfo();' | grep 'memory_limit'

outputs

memory_limit => 256M => 256M

However the custom php.ini doesn't seem to override max_execution_time nor safe_mode as it outputs 0 and On rather than 90 and Off.

Running this simple script

#!/usr/bin/php -c /home/env/php.ini
<?php echo 'memory_limit: ' . ini_get('memory_limit');

outputs the default cli configuration (128M) rather than 256M as expected.

Running this simple script

#!/usr/bin/php -d max_execution_time=90
<?php echo 'max_execution_time: ' . ini_get('max_execution_time');

outputs 90 as expected.

So far I've managed to override only one single configuration directive at runtime, so any help much appreciated how to override multiple configuration directives.

Edit:

php -a
php > parse_ini_file('/home/env/php.ini');

outputs no errors, so I guess my custom php.ini is ok. I'd though just discover that executing

#!/usr/bin/php -c /home/env/php.ini
<?php echo 'memory_limit: ' . ini_get('memory_limit'); phpinfo();

says Loaded Configuration File => (none). That seems to be the issue. PHP CLI doesn't seem to load my custom php.ini file even though the path is correct and syntax seems fine too.

Solution:

It doesn't seem possible to override multiple configuration directive at runtime with shebang, at least for me. But removing shebang and executing the following command solved the issue for me.

php -d max_execution_time=90 -d memory_limit=256M -d safe_mode=Off -f test.php

Answer 1

I was trying to set max_execution_time by CLI too and I was unable to do it.

From documentation I understand it is hard-coded and cannot be changed in CLI enviroment.

Anyway, I found the timeout command useful :

timeout 60 php -d memory_limit=1024M script.php

(run script for 60 seconds max).