PHP.ini location on El Capitan

Question

Simple question: where is the correct PHP.INI location in Mac OSX El Capitan?

I tried to update the one in /etc folder, but nothing changed.

Answer 1

i know three ways:

1. php -i | grep php.ini
2. php --ini
3. create php file with following line: <?php phpinfo(); and open the file in the browser

Answer 2

The default location on OSX El Capitan and macOS Sierra is /etc/php.ini

But if that file doesn't exist, php will use /etc/php.ini.default. Don't forget to create a copy if you want to make changes:

$ sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini   

Also, php will scan /Library/Server/Web/Config/php dir for additional .ini files

Restart Apache if you made any changes:

$ sudo apachectl -k restart  

Note: if you install PHP7, this location will change to /usr/local/etc/php/7.0/php.ini

Answer 3

Simple solution

1. create php info file in your web folder

   <?php
   
    // Show all information, defaults to INFO_ALL
   phpinfo();
   
   ?>
   

2. open the file in browser

3. look for

INFO_GENERAL 1 The configuration line, php.ini location, build date, Web Server, System and more.

Taken from php manual

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Another option is to use

<? php_ini_loaded_file(); ?>

Answer 4

Strange thing that phpinfo() does not display the file location, but here it is: /etc/php.ini.default