PHP.INI is a special configuration file in PHP and its folks like SU PHP. Php.ini can be confused with an ordinary text file since it is a normal test file with an .ini extension.

Functionality/ Importance

Allocating special set of resources to a given directory irrespective of the server configurations

Guarding overexploitation of server resources by executing scripts

Show/Hide errors in the website/script

Security- restricts or grants access to certain directories

How to Create a Php.ini file

Go to the directory that settings within php.ini should affect e.g. /home/TrueHost (your username)/public_html/

If placed under the above directory, everything placed under public_html directory will be subject to the settings in the php.ini.

• Create a text file and name it php.ini
• Open the php.ini with a code editor or html editor
• Write down the standard php.ini commands

Example

If you wish to increase the maximum upload size of your script (website) from the default size of 2MB

• Create a php.ini file within www
• Input the following commands
• upload_max_filesize = 10M
• post_max_size = 10M
• Save and close.

The website will be able to upload up to a maximum of 10MB

 Note a few settings cannot be changed in reseller and shared hosting

e.g.

• Enabling or disabling safe mode

Memory and upload sizes modification beyond the global server settings.