Question

Is it possible to have just a single php.ini file, for example in the webroot (or even outside of it to prevent people accessing it via GET), and tell PHP quickly and easily where it is?

I know you can set php.ini directives in .htaccess, but is it possible to define a specific php.ini file to be used?

Answer 1

Add this to your server configuration…

<VirtualHost 1.2.3.4:80>
PHPINIDir /path/to/new/php_ini
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to just include the path to the directory, not the entire path to the file.

Then restart Apache.

Check it worked with phpinfo().