Question

I don’t have any access to the php.ini and httpd.conf files. Are there any procedure to override (or add some) settings of php.ini and httpd.conf files from my php application?

Answer 1

For Apache configuration: this can (for certain settings) be done using .htaccess files:

.htaccess files (or “distributed configuration files”) provide a way to make configuration changes on a per-directory basis. A file, containing one or more configuration directives, is placed in a particular document directory, and the directives apply to that directory, and all subdirectories thereof.

You may be unable to change certain settings using .htaccess files; the directives that you can use are specified in the main Apache configuration using AllowOverride directives.

For PHP settings: this can be done using the ini_set function:

Sets the value of the given configuration option. The configuration option will keep this new value during the script’s execution, and will be restored at the script’s ending.

This appendix shows you which settings can be changed from scripts.