php.ini set up problem

Hi,

I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS server.

Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
start working again.

Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini

Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
requested in its path.

Thanks
Mike

mike wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
> with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
> values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
> 'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
> file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
> that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
> getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS server.
>
> Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
> but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
> file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
> run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
> change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
> start working again.
>
> Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini
>
> Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
> requested in its path.
>
> Thanks
> Mike
>

Still trying, Mike?

As I told you before - PHP has default values it uses if it can't find a
php.ini file. The easiest way for right now is to place a php.ini file
with the values you want in your c:\windows directory, then restart IIS.

If you're not going to follow suggestions, why do you even ask?

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Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> mike wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
>> with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
>> values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
>> 'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
>> file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
>> that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
>> getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS
>> server.
>>
>> Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
>> but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
>> file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
>> run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
>> change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
>> start working again.
>>
>> Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini
>>
>> Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
>> requested in its path.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Mike
>>
>
> Still trying, Mike?
>
> As I told you before - PHP has default values it uses if it can't find a
> php.ini file. The easiest way for right now is to place a php.ini file
> with the values you want in your c:\windows directory, then restart IIS.
>
> If you're not going to follow suggestions, why do you even ask?
>

Sorry your have such a bad day jerry, wife not giving you any again?

If your not going to read the posts why answer?

mike wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> mike wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
>>> with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
>>> values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
>>> 'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only
>>> php.ini file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change
>>> entries in that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the
>>> values are not getting updated. This is still true after I start and
>>> stop the IIS server.
>>>
>>> Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
>>> but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
>>> file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
>>> run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
>>> change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
>>> start working again.
>>>
>>> Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini
>>>
>>> Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
>>> requested in its path.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>> Still trying, Mike?
>>
>> As I told you before - PHP has default values it uses if it can't find
>> a php.ini file. The easiest way for right now is to place a php.ini
>> file with the values you want in your c:\windows directory, then
>> restart IIS.
>>
>> If you're not going to follow suggestions, why do you even ask?
>>
>
> Sorry your have such a bad day jerry, wife not giving you any again?
>
> If your not going to read the posts why answer?
>
>

I did read your posts. And I answered. But you aren't taking the advice.

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Hi,

It does sound like the installation was corrupted somehow. Are you
able to reinstall PHP using the package at php.net/downloads.php?

Regards,

John Peters

On Mar 8, 10:38 pm, mike <spammesi...@junkmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
> with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
> values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
> 'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
> file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
> that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
> getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS server.
>
> Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
> but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
> file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
> run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
> change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
> start working again.
>
> Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini
>
> Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
> requested in its path.
>
> Thanks
> Mike

petersprc wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It does sound like the installation was corrupted somehow. Are you
> able to reinstall PHP using the package at php.net/downloads.php?
>
> Regards,
>
> John Peters
>
> On Mar 8, 10:38 pm, mike <spammesi...@junkmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
>>with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
>>values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
>>'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
>>file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
>>that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
>>getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS server.
>>
>>Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
>>but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
>>file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks. I can not
>>run even simple scripts like phpinfo() or echoing. However if I just
>>change the name of the file to something like xphp.ini then php will
>>start working again.
>>
>>Q1: where does php get its initial ini data if not from php.ini
>>
>>Q2: why does php break when I copy the php.ini file to the directory
>>requested in its path.
>>
>>Thanks
>>Mike
>
>
Hi John,

Thanks, thats the site where I got the original binaries from,
"php-5.2.5-win32-installer.msi". The install went fairly smoothly.
I could try to reinstall. Are you using php on a windows system?
If so did you place the php.ini file in the c:\windows directory?

Thanks
Mike

On 09/03/2008 in message <LHIAj.4922$fX7.1671@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> mike
wrote:

>If so did you place the php.ini file in the c:\windows directory?

My ini file is:
C:\Program Files\PHP\php.ini

During various installs on XP the ini file has alwasy ended up in the php
drectory.

There is also an entry in my httpd.conf file:
#BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
PHPIniDir "C:/Program Files/PHP/"
LoadModule php5_module "C:/Program Files/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
#END PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL

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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:38:08 GMT, mike <spammesillt@junkmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I am very new to PHP I am having php.ini problems. I am working in XP
>with IIS and have php installed as an ISAPI. I am trying to change
>values in my php environment like 'upload_tmp_dir',
>'upload_max_filesize'. I have scanned my computer and the only php.ini
>file on the machine is in C:\Program Files\PHP. If I change entries in
>that php.ini file and run phpinfo() it appears that the values are not
>getting updated. This is still true after I start and stop the IIS server.
>
>Also the phpinfo() reports my path to the php.ini file is c:\windows,
>but there is no php.ini file in that directory. If I copy the php.ini
>file to c:\windows and restart the server, then php breaks.

What do you mean by 'php breaks'? What does/doesn't it do?
The fact that putting the php.ini file in c:/windows affects operation
certainly proves that that is the correct place for it. Put a standard
php.ini file here then sort out problems from there.



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Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 09/03/2008 in message <LHIAj.4922$fX7.1671@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> mike
> wrote:
>
>> If so did you place the php.ini file in the c:\windows directory?
>
>
> My ini file is:
> C:\Program Files\PHP\php.ini
>
> During various installs on XP the ini file has alwasy ended up in the
> php drectory.
>
> There is also an entry in my httpd.conf file:
> #BEGIN PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
> PHPIniDir "C:/Program Files/PHP/"
> LoadModule php5_module "C:/Program Files/PHP/php5apache2_2.dll"
> #END PHP INSTALLER EDITS - REMOVE ONLY ON UNINSTALL
>
I did indeed. I restarted the server and php stopped working. So I
uninstalled php, reinstalled but put the installation in C:/PHP instead
of C:\Program Files\PHP, put the php.ini file in C:\windows, restarted
the server. Now when I do a phpinfo() it is reading the file kind of.
phpinfo() shows that it is finding the file. It shows the proper
upload_tmp_dir. I can change some things like upload_max_filesize in the
php.ini file that get picked up after restarting the server. However,
some things are not getting picked up like extension_dir is not getting
changed from the php.ini

One weird thing happened on the php reinstall. I made a vertual
directory for my php scripts under wwwroot. For some reason the
reinstall left a copy of php.exe in that directory. I used the
automatic windows installer file. Maybe I should do this manually.

looks like you are using a apache server. I do not see a httpd.conf
file in my PHP directory. Is that file specific to the apache install?
Where is the file located.

Thanks
Mike

On 09/03/2008 in message <X4YAj.5504$fX7.4535@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com> mike
wrote:

>looks like you are using a apache server. I do not see a httpd.conf
>file in my PHP directory. Is that file specific to the apache install?
>Where is the file located.

Yes I am using Apache - it is in:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\bin

and httpd.conf is in:
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\conf

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