Where can I find php ini

Question

A few years ago I installed Apache 2 2x and PHP 5 3 1 on a Linux server I maintain   I used  tar gz s and built them as instructed  instead of rpms and what-have-you   And all was fine   Today I need to install this which seems like a PHP library   I went through all the steps up to make install  and I find ibm db2 so in  PHP HOME lib extensions somecomplicatedname ibm db2 so  The great catch is the last step is to configure php ini but there is NO php ini on my system  Horror of horrors  PHP works fine  except of course for this new-fangled ibm db2 thingamagic that I want to use so somebody can use a GUI to tinker with DB2   I tried a small php script which fails and indicates that the ibm db2 functions are not available    I have to deal with PHP once every few years  so please enlighten me at a very basic level about what I could do to enable web-based GUI access to DB2

User · Answer

PHP comes with two native functions to show which config file is loaded :

php_ini_loaded_file return the loaded ini file
php_ini_scanned_files return a list of .ini files parsed from the additional ini dir

Depending on your setup, Apache and CLI might use different ini files. Here are the two solutions :

Apache :

Just add the following in a php file and open it in your browser

print php_ini_loaded_file();
print_r(php_ini_scanned_files());

CLI :

Copy-paste in your terminal :

php -r 'print php_ini_loaded_file(); print_r(php_ini_scanned_files());'

User · Answer

find   -name php ini   Hey    it worked for me

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This works for me   php -i   grep  php ini    You should see something like   Loaded Configuration File   gt   usr local lib php ini   p s  To get only the php inin path  php -i   grep     php ini -oE

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For SAPI  php-fpm  There is no need to create a php info file  it is not a good policy to leave it for the world to read anyway   On the command line    php-fpm -i   more   Somewhere in its output  it will show this line   Configuration File  php ini  Path   gt   etc   Here is a more complete explanation   https   www cloudinsidr com content how-to-figure-out-your-php-configuration-parameters-without-info-php

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You can get more info about your config files using something like     - gt  php -i   ack config   Use fgrep -i if you don t have ack  Configure Command   gt      configure       Loaded Configuration File   gt   path to php ini

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On the command line execute   php --ini   You will get something like   Configuration File  php ini  Path   etc php5 cli Loaded Configuration File           etc php5 cli php ini Scan for additional  ini files in   etc php5 cli conf d Additional  ini files parsed        etc php5 cli conf d curl ini   etc php5 cli conf d pdo ini   etc php5 cli conf d pdo sqlite ini   etc php5 cli conf d sqlite ini   etc php5 cli conf d sqlite3 ini   etc php5 cli conf d xdebug ini   etc php5 cli conf d xsl ini   That s from my local dev-machine  However  the second line is the interesting one  If there is nothing mentioned  have a look at the first one  That is the path  where PHP looks for the php ini   You can grep the same information using phpinfo   in a script and call it with a browser  Its mentioned in the first block of the output  php -i does the same for the command line  but its quite uncomfortable

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Try one of this solution   In your terminal type find   -name  php ini  In your terminal type  php -i   grep php ini   It should show the     file path as Configuration File  php ini  Path   gt   etc If you can access one your php files   open it in a editor  notepad  and insert below code after  lt  php  in a new line phpinfo    This will tell you the php ini location You can also talk to php in interactive mode  Just type php -a in     the terminal and type phpinfo    after php initiated

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In command window type  php --ini   It will show you the path something like  Configuration File  php ini  Path   usr local lib Loaded Configuration File           usr local lib php ini   If the above command does not work then use this  echo phpinfo

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Best way to find this is  create a php file and add the following code    lt  php phpinfo      gt    and open it in browser  it will show the file which is actually being read   Updates by OP    The previously accepted answer is likely to be faster and more convenient for you  but it is not always correct  See comments on that answer  Please also note the more convenient alternative  lt  php echo php ini loaded file      gt  mentioned in this answer

User · Answer

Run this in the command line  php -r  quot echo php ini loaded file   PHP EOL  quot

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phpinfo      will tell you its location  or from the command line   php -i

User · Answer

Use the following commands to find the php ini file path in linux     root AnyDirectory     locate php ini  etc php ini  etc php ini rpmnew  usr share doc php-common-5 4 45 php ini-development  usr share doc php-common-5 4 45 php ini-production    or try this another way    root AnyDirectory     php --ini  its shows the path result

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This command should help you to find it  php -r  phpinfo       grep php ini

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There are several valid ways already mentioned for locating the php ini file  but if you came across this page because you want to do something with it in a bash script   path php ini    php -i   grep  Configuration File  php ini  Path    grep -oP     lt      gt  s       echo   path php ini

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