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Description of core php.ini directives

This list includes the core php.ini directives you can set to configure your PHP setup. Directives handled by
extensions are listed and detailed at the extension documentation pages respectively; Information on the
session directives for example can be found at the sessions page.
Httpd Options
Httpd Options
Name Default Changeable Changelog
async_send "0" PHP_INI_ALL
Language Options
Language and Misc Configuration Options
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.

short_open_tag "1" PHP_INI_ALL
PHP_INI_PERDIR in PHP < 5.3.0
asp_tags "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.
precision "14" PHP_INI_ALL
y2k_compliance "1" PHP_INI_ALL
allow_call_time_pass_reference "1" PHP_INI_PERDIR PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.
disable_functions "" php.ini only Available since PHP 4.0.1.
disable_classes "" php.ini only Available since PHP 4.3.2.
expose_php "1" php.ini only
Available since PHP 5.0.0. Removed in

zend.ze1_compatibility_mode "0" PHP_INI_ALL
PHP 5.3.0
Available since PHP 5.1.0. This deprecated

detect_unicode "1" PHP_INI_ALL feature will certainly be removed in the
future.
Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.
short_open_tag boolean
Tells PHP whether the short form (<? ?>) of PHP's open tag should be allowed. If you want to use
PHP in combination with XML, you can disable this option in order to use <?xml ?> inline. Otherwise,
you can print it with PHP, for example: <?php echo '<?xml version="1.0"?>'; ?>. Also, if disabled,
you must use the long form of the PHP open tag (<?php ?>).
Note:
This directive also affects the shorthand <?=, which is identical to <? echo. Use of this shortcut
requires short_open_tag to be on.
asp_tags boolean
Enables the use of ASP-like <% %> tags in addition to the usual <?php ?> tags. This includes the
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variable-value printing shorthand of <%= $value %>. For more information, see Escaping from
HTML.
precision integer
The number of significant digits displayed in floating point numbers.
y2k_compliance boolean
Enforce year 2000 compliance (will cause problems with non-compliant browsers)
allow_call_time_pass_reference boolean
Whether to warn when arguments are passed by reference at function call time. The encouraged
method of specifying which arguments should be passed by reference is in the function declaration.
You're encouraged to try and turn this option Off and make sure your scripts work properly with it
in order to ensure they will work with future versions of the language (you will receive a warning
each time you use this feature).
Passing arguments by reference at function call time was deprecated for code-cleanliness reasons. A
function can modify its arguments in an undocumented way if it didn't declare that the argument
shall be passed by reference. To prevent side-effects it's better to specify which arguments are
passed by reference in the function declaration only.
In PHP5, allow_call_time_pass_reference is deprecated, in versions prior to PHP 5.3.0, use of this

feature will emit an E_COMPILE_WARNING, and in PHP 5.3.0+, the warning is a E_DEPRECATED notice.
See also References Explained.
expose_php boolean
Decides whether PHP may expose the fact that it is installed on the server (e.g. by adding its
signature to the Web server header). It is no security threat in any way, but it makes it possible to
determine whether you use PHP on your server or not.
disable_functions string
This directive allows you to disable certain functions for security reasons. It takes on a comma-
delimited list of function names. disable_functions is not affected by Safe Mode.
Only internal functions can be disabled using this directive. User-defined functions are unaffected.
This directive must be set in php.ini For example, you cannot set this in httpd.conf.
disable_classes string
This directive allows you to disable certain classes for security reasons. It takes on a comma-
delimited list of class names. disable_classes is not affected by Safe Mode. This directive must be set
in php.ini For example, you cannot set this in httpd.conf.
Note: Availability note

This directive became available in PHP 4.3.2
zend.ze1_compatibility_mode boolean
Enable compatibility mode with Zend Engine 1 (PHP 4). It affects the cloning, casting (objects with
no properties cast to FALSE or 0), and comparing of objects. In this mode, objects are passed by
value instead of reference by default.
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See also the section titled Migrating from PHP 4 to PHP 5.
Warning
This feature has been DEPRECATED and REMOVED as of PHP 5.3.0.
detect_unicode boolean
Check for BOM (Byte Order Mark) and see if the file contains valid multibyte characters. This
detection is performed before processing of __halt_compiler(). Available only in Zend Multibyte
mode.
Resource Limits
Resource Limits
memory_limit "128M" PHP_INI_ALL "8M" before PHP 5.2.0, "16M" in PHP 5.2.0
memory_limit integer
This sets the maximum amount of memory in bytes that a script is allowed to allocate. This helps
prevent poorly written scripts for eating up all available memory on a server. Note that to have no
memory limit, set this directive to -1.
Prior to PHP 5.2.1, in order to use this directive it had to be enabled at compile time by using
--enable-memory-limit in the configure line. This compile-time flag was also required to define
the functions memory_get_usage() and memory_get_peak_usage() prior to 5.2.1.
When an integer is used, the value is measured in bytes. Shorthand notation, as described in this
FAQ, may also be used.
See also: max_execution_time.
Performance Tuning
Performance Tuning
realpath_cache_size "16K" PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.1.0.
realpath_cache_ttl "120" PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.1.0.
realpath_cache_size integer
Determines the size of the realpath cache to be used by PHP. This value should be increased on
systems where PHP opens many files, to reflect the quantity of the file operations performed.
realpath_cache_ttl integer
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Duration of time (in seconds) for which to cache realpath information for a given file or directory.
For systems with rarely changing files, consider increasing the value.
Data Handling
Data Handling Configuration Options
track_vars "On" PHP_INI_??
Available since PHP

arg_separator.output "&" PHP_INI_ALL
4.0.5.
Available since PHP

arg_separator.input "&" PHP_INI_PERDIR
4.0.5.
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
variables_order "EGPCS" PHP_INI_PERDIR
<= 5.0.5.
Available since PHP

request_order "" PHP_INI_SYSTEM|PHP_INI_PERDIR
5.3.0
Available since PHP

auto_globals_jit "1" PHP_INI_PERDIR
5.0.0.
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
register_globals "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR
<= 4.2.3.
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
register_argc_argv "1" PHP_INI_PERDIR
<= 4.2.3.
Available since PHP

5.0.0. Deprecated
in PHP 5.3.0. This
register_long_arrays "1" PHP_INI_PERDIR deprecated feature
will certainly be
removed in the
future.
PHP_INI_SYSTEM in
PHP <= 4.2.3.
post_max_size "8M" PHP_INI_PERDIR
Available since PHP
4.0.3.
gpc_order "GPC" PHP_INI_ALL
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
auto_prepend_file NULL PHP_INI_PERDIR
<= 4.2.3.
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
auto_append_file NULL PHP_INI_PERDIR
<= 4.2.3.
default_mimetype "text/html" PHP_INI_ALL
default_charset "" PHP_INI_ALL
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP
always_populate_raw_post_data "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR <= 4.2.3. Available
since PHP 4.1.0.
allow_webdav_methods "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR
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track_vars boolean
If enabled, then Environment, GET, POST, Cookie, and Server variables can be found in the global
associative arrays $_ENV, $_GET, $_POST, $_COOKIE, and $_SERVER.
Note that as of PHP 4.0.3, track_vars is always turned on.
arg_separator.output string
The separator used in PHP generated URLs to separate arguments.
arg_separator.input string
List of separator(s) used by PHP to parse input URLs into variables.
Note:
Every character in this directive is considered as separator!
variables_order string
Sets the order of the EGPCS (Environment, Get, Post, Cookie, and Server) variable parsing. For
example, if variables_order is set to "SP" then PHP will create the superglobals $_SERVER and
$_POST, but not create $_ENV, $_GET, and $_COOKIE. Setting to "" means no superglobals will be
set.
If the deprecated register_globals directive is on, then variables_order also configures the order the
ENV, GET, POST, COOKIE and SERVER variables are populated in global scope. So for example if
variables_order is set to "EGPCS", register_globals is enabled, and both $_GET['action'] and
$_POST['action'] are set, then $action will contain the value of $_POST['action'] as P comes after G
in our example directive value.
Warning
In both the CGI and FastCGI SAPIs, $_SERVER is also populated by values
from the environment; S is always equivalent to ES regardless of the
placement of E elsewhere in this directive.
Note:
The content and order of $_REQUEST is also affected by this directive.
request_order string
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This directive describes the order in which PHP registers GET, POST and Cookie variables into the
_REQUEST array. Registration is done from left to right, newer values override older values.
If this directive is not set, variables_order is used for $_REQUEST contents.
Note that the default distribution php.ini files does not contain the 'C' for cookies, due to security
concerns.
auto_globals_jit boolean
When enabled, the SERVER and ENV variables are created when they're first used (Just In Time)
instead of when the script starts. If these variables are not used within a script, having this directive
on will result in a performance gain.
The PHP directives register_globals, register_long_arrays, and register_argc_argv must be disabled

for this directive to have any affect. Since PHP 5.1.3 it is not necessary to have register_argc_argv
disabled.
Warning
Usage of SERVER and ENV variables is checked during the compile time so
using them through e.g. variable variables will not cause their initialization.
register_globals boolean
Whether or not to register the EGPCS (Environment, GET, POST, Cookie, Server) variables as global
variables.
As of » PHP 4.2.0, this directive defaults to off.
Please read the security chapter on Using register_globals for related information.
Please note that register_globals cannot be set at runtime (ini_set()). Although, you can use
.htaccess if your host allows it as described above. An example .htaccess entry: php_flag
register_globals off.
Note:
register_globals is affected by the variables_order directive.
Warning
This feature has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this

feature is highly discouraged.
register_argc_argv boolean
Tells PHP whether to declare the argv & argc variables (that would contain the GET information).
See also command line. Also, this directive became available in PHP 4.0.0 and was always "on"
before that.
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register_long_arrays boolean
Tells PHP whether or not to register the deprecated long $HTTP_*_VARS type predefined variables.
When On (default), long predefined PHP variables like $HTTP_GET_VARS will be defined. If you're
not using them, it's recommended to turn them off, for performance reasons. Instead, use the
superglobal arrays, like $_GET. This directive became available in PHP 5.0.0.
Warning
This feature has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this

feature is highly discouraged.
post_max_size integer
Sets max size of post data allowed. This setting also affects file upload. To upload large files, this
value must be larger than upload_max_filesize. If memory limit is enabled by your configure script,
memory_limit also affects file uploading. Generally speaking, memory_limit should be larger than
post_max_size. When an integer is used, the value is measured in bytes. Shorthand notation, as
described in this FAQ, may also be used. If the size of post data is greater than post_max_size, the
$_POST and $_FILES superglobals are empty. This can be tracked in various ways, e.g. by passing
the $_GET variable to the script processing the data, i.e. <form action="edit.php?processed=1">,
and then checking if $_GET['processed'] is set.
Note:
PHP allows shortcuts for bit values, including K (kilo), M (mega) and G (giga). PHP will do the
conversions automatically if you use any of these. Be careful not to exceed the 32 bit signed
integer limit (if you're using 32bit versions) as it will cause your script to fail.
gpc_order string
Set the order of GET/POST/COOKIE variable parsing. The default setting of this directive is "GPC".
Setting this to "GP", for example, will cause PHP to completely ignore cookies and to overwrite any
GET method variables with POST-method variables of the same name.
Note:
This option is not available in PHP 4. Use variables_order instead.
auto_prepend_file string
Specifies the name of a file that is automatically parsed before the main file. The file is included as
if it was called with the require() function, so include_path is used.
The special value none disables auto-prepending.
auto_append_file string
Specifies the name of a file that is automatically parsed after the main file. The file is included as if
it was called with the require() function, so include_path is used.
The special value none disables auto-appending.
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Note: If the script is terminated with exit(), auto-append will not occur.
default_mimetype string
default_charset string
PHP always outputs a character encoding by default in the Content-type: header. To disable sending
of the charset, simply set it to be empty.
always_populate_raw_post_data boolean
Always populate the $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA containing the raw POST data. Otherwise, the
variable is populated only with unrecognized MIME type of the data. However, the preferred method
for accessing the raw POST data is php://input. $HTTP_RAW_POST_DATA is not available with
enctype="multipart/form-data".
allow_webdav_methods boolean
Allow handling of WebDAV http requests within PHP scripts (eg. PROPFIND, PROPPATCH, MOVE,
COPY, etc.). This directive does not exist as of PHP 4.3.2. If you want to get the post data of those
requests, you have to set always_populate_raw_post_data as well.
See also: magic_quotes_gpc, magic_quotes_runtime, and magic_quotes_sybase.
Paths and Directories
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Paths and Directories Configuration Options
".;/path/to/php
include_path PHP_INI_ALL
/pear"
open_basedir NULL PHP_INI_ALL PHP_INI_SYSTEM in PHP < 5.3.0
doc_root NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
user_dir NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
extension_dir "/path/to/php" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
extension NULL php.ini only
zend_extension NULL php.ini only
zend_extension_debug NULL php.ini only
zend_extension_debug_ts NULL php.ini only
zend_extension_ts NULL php.ini only
cgi.check_shebang_line "1" PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.2.0.
Available since PHP 4.3.0. PHP_INI_ALL

cgi.fix_pathinfo "1" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
prior to PHP 5.2.1.

cgi.force_redirect "1" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
prior to PHP 5.2.1.

cgi.redirect_status_env NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
prior to PHP 5.2.1.

fastcgi.impersonate "0" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
prior to PHP 5.2.1.

fastcgi.logging "1" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
prior to PHP 5.2.1.
cgi.rfc2616_headers "0" PHP_INI_ALL Available since PHP 4.3.0.
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include_path string
Specifies a list of directories where the require(), include(), fopen(), file(), readfile() and
file_get_contents() functions look for files. The format is like the system's PATH environment
variable: a list of directories separated with a colon in Unix or semicolon in Windows.
PHP considers each entry in the include path separately when looking for files to include. It will
check the first path, and if it doesn't find it, check the next path, until it either locates the included
file or returns with a warning or an error. You may modify or set your include path at runtime using
set_include_path().
Example #1 Unix include_path
include_path=".:/php/includes"
Example #2 Windows include_path
include_path=".;c:\php\includes"
Using a . in the include path allows for relative includes as it means the current directory. However,
it is more efficient to explicitly use include './file' than having PHP always check the current directory
for every include.
open_basedir string
Limit the files that can be opened by PHP to the specified directory-tree, including the file itself. This
directive is NOT affected by whether Safe Mode is turned On or Off.
When a script tries to open a file with, for example, fopen() or gzopen(), the location of the file is
checked. When the file is outside the specified directory-tree, PHP will refuse to open it. All symbolic
links are resolved, so it's not possible to avoid this restriction with a symlink. If the file doesn't exist
then the symlink couldn't be resolved and the filename is compared to (a resolved) open_basedir .
The special value . indicates that the working directory of the script will be used as the
base-directory. This is, however, a little dangerous as the working directory of the script can easily
be changed with chdir().
In httpd.conf, open_basedir can be turned off (e.g. for some virtual hosts) the same way as any
other configuration directive with "php_admin_value open_basedir none".
Under Windows, separate the directories with a semicolon. On all other systems, separate the
directories with a colon. As an Apache module, open_basedir paths from parent directories are
now automatically inherited.
The restriction specified with open_basedir is actually a prefix, not a directory name. This means
that "open_basedir = /dir/incl" also allows access to "/dir/include" and "/dir/incls" if they exist. When
you want to restrict access to only the specified directory, end with a slash. For example:
open_basedir = /dir/incl/
The default is to allow all files to be opened.
Note:
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As of PHP 5.3.0 open_basedir can be tightened at run-time. This means that if open_basedir is
set to /www/ in php.ini a script can tighten the configuration to /www/tmp/ at run-time with
ini_set()
doc_root string
PHP's "root directory" on the server. Only used if non-empty. If PHP is configured with safe mode,
no files outside this directory are served. If PHP was not compiled with FORCE_REDIRECT, you
should set doc_root if you are running PHP as a CGI under any web server (other than IIS). The
alternative is to use the cgi.force_redirect configuration below.
user_dir string
The base name of the directory used on a user's home directory for PHP files, for example
public_html .
extension_dir string
In what directory PHP should look for dynamically loadable extensions. See also: enable_dl, and
dl().
extension string
Which dynamically loadable extensions to load when PHP starts up.
zend_extension string
Absolute path to dynamically loadable Zend extension (for example APD) to load when PHP starts
up.
zend_extension_debug string
Variant of zend_extension for extensions compiled with debug info.
zend_extension_debug_ts string
Variant of zend_extension for extensions compiled with debug info and thread safety.
zend_extension_ts string
Variant of zend_extension for extensions compiled with thread safety.
cgi.check_shebang_line boolean
Controls whether CGI PHP checks for line starting with #! (shebang) at the top of the running script.
This line might be needed if the script support running both as stand-alone script and via PHP CGI.
PHP in CGI mode skips this line and ignores its content if this directive is turned on.
cgi.fix_pathinfo boolean
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Provides real PATH_INFO/ PATH_TRANSLATED support for CGI. PHP's previous behaviour was to set
PATH_TRANSLATED to SCRIPT_FILENAME, and to not grok what PATH_INFO is. For more
information on PATH_INFO, see the CGI specs. Setting this to 1 will cause PHP CGI to fix its paths to
conform to the spec. A setting of zero causes PHP to behave as before. It is turned on by default.
You should fix your scripts to use SCRIPT_FILENAME rather than PATH_TRANSLATED.
cgi.force_redirect boolean
cgi.force_redirect is necessary to provide security running PHP as a CGI under most web servers.
Left undefined, PHP turns this on by default. You can turn it off at your own risk.
Note:
Windows Users: You can safely turn this off for IIS, in fact, you must. To get OmniHTTPD or
Xitami to work you must turn it off.
cgi.redirect_status_env string
If cgi.force_redirect is turned on, and you are not running under Apache or Netscape (iPlanet) web
servers, you may need to set an environment variable name that PHP will look for to know it is OK
to continue execution.
Note:
Setting this variable may cause security issues, know what you are doing first.
fastcgi.impersonate string
FastCGI under IIS (on WINNT based OS) supports the ability to impersonate security tokens of the
calling client. This allows IIS to define the security context that the request runs under. mod_fastcgi
under Apache does not currently support this feature (03/17/2002) Set to 1 if running under IIS.
Default is zero.
fastcgi.logging boolean
Turns on SAPI logging when using FastCGI. Default is to enable logging.
cgi.rfc2616_headers int
Tells PHP what type of headers to use when sending HTTP response code. If it's set 0, PHP sends a
Status: header that is supported by Apache and other web servers. When this option is set to 1, PHP
will send » RFC 2616 compliant headers. Leave it set to 0 unless you know what you're doing.
File Uploads
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File Uploads Configuration Options
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP <= 4.2.3. Available since PHP

file_uploads "1" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
4.0.3.
upload_tmp_dir NULL PHP_INI_SYSTEM
upload_max_filesize "2M" PHP_INI_PERDIR PHP_INI_ALL in PHP <= 4.2.3.
max_file_uploads 20 PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.2.12.
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file_uploads boolean
Whether or not to allow HTTP file uploads. See also the upload_max_filesize, upload_tmp_dir, and
post_max_size directives.
upload_tmp_dir string
The temporary directory used for storing files when doing file upload. Must be writable by whatever
user PHP is running as. If not specified PHP will use the system's default.
If the directory specified here is not writable, PHP falls back to the system default temporary
directory. If open_basedir is on, then the system default directory must be allowed for an upload to
succeed.
upload_max_filesize integer
The maximum size of an uploaded file.
max_file_uploads integer
The maximum number of files allowed to be uploaded simultaneously. Starting with PHP 5.3.4,
upload fields left blank on submission do not count towards this limit.
General SQL
General SQL Configuration Options
sql.safe_mode "0" PHP_INI_SYSTEM
sql.safe_mode boolean
If turned on, database connect functions that specify default values will use those values in place of
supplied arguments. For default values see connect function documentation for the relevant
database.
User Contributed Notes Description of core php.ini directives

rlammers at linuxmail dot org 09-Jan-2011 12:23
This is a possible solution for a problem which seems to be a php‐ini‐problem but is not.
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If a $_POST is used with large fields e.g. textarea's with more than 120kb characters php
returns a blank screen, even if the max_post_size is 8M.
This problem may be caused by an apache‐module SecFilter.
Adding the following lines to the .htaccess solves the problem.

SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
I know this is not a php‐issue, but i'm still posting it here since it looks like it is a
php‐problem and I did not find any sites or forums offering this solution.
amolitor at molitor-design dot com 10-Feb-2010 11:23
Amusingly, the include_path logically includes the current directory of the running file as
the last entry all the time anyways, so part of the business about shoving "." into the
include_path is spurious ‐‐ it's "there" on the end all the time, at least in the 5.2.12
source (see main/fopen_wrappers.c around line 503).
This one had me goin' for a while.
libkhorse at gmail dot com 06-Aug-2009 07:14
For 'short_open_tag',
though it is marked as PHP_INI_ALL in changable column,
you should note the CHANGE_LOG column also:
PHP_INI_ALL in PHP <= 4.0.0.

PHP_INI_PERDIR in PHP < 5.3.0
So as of 4.0, it will not work if you wanna use

ini_set('short_open_tag') to change it's value on the fly.
mrok at mrok dot com 22-Mar-2009 04:29
Note that on some Unix systems (i.e. PHP 5.1.6 on Centos 5.2) include_path in php.ini should
NOT be quoted.
For example, instead of
include_path='.:/usr/share/php'
use
include_path=.:/usr/share/php
Using quotes does not cause any error message, but all of your require_once() directives will
fail (indicating that file could not be opened) ‐ unless full path to target file is provided.
info at adaniels dot nl 10-Feb-2009 04:12
When display_errors is off, PHP will send an HTTP 500 result header on a fatal error. This is
usefull when working with AJAX applications.
the_tevildo at yahoo dot com 19-Nov-2008 04:54
A handy trick to pick up parse errors in test_file.php if you can't set display_errors in
php.ini or use .htaccess:
<?php
error_reporting (E_ALL);
ini_set ('display_errors', true);
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include('./test_file.php');
?>
senf_glas at hotmail dot com 09-Apr-2008 11:31
"post_max_size"
"[..]This can be tracked in various ways, e.g. by passing the $_GET variable to the script
processing the data, i.e. <form action="edit.php?processed=1">, and then checking if
$_GET['processed'] is set."
using PHP 4.4.8 it seems that only the $_POST array will be empty in case of the file is
largen than post_max_size.
so above mentioned method does not work in my case.
i need to use $_POST['processed'] instead of $_GET['processed']
Jeff 11-Mar-2008 02:17
If you are having trouble getting the auto_prepend_file to work with the command line
interface make sure that you have set it in the cli specific php.ini and that the read
permission is set correctly for that php.ini file.
gilthans dot NO dot SPAM at gmail dot com 03-Dec-2007 06:52
If you want to display the upload limit without knowing the server configuration, this may be
useful:
<?php
function let_to_num($v){ //This function transforms the php.ini notation for numbers (like
'2M') to an integer (2*1024*1024 in this case)
$l = substr($v, ‐1);
$ret = substr($v, 0, ‐1);
switch(strtoupper($l)){
case 'P':
$ret *= 1024;
case 'T':
$ret *= 1024;
case 'G':
$ret *= 1024;
case 'M':
$ret *= 1024;
case 'K':
$ret *= 1024;
break;
}
return $ret;
}
$max_upload_size = min(let_to_num(ini_get('post_max_size')),
let_to_num(ini_get('upload_max_filesize')));
echo "Maximum upload file size is ".($max_upload_size/(1024*1024))."MB.";

?>
Do note however that this limit is not completely reliable; there are other factors which need
to be taken into account, such as any other $_POST data and their size, the memory limit, and
the script time limit. This does, however, give some rough limit, and helps you avoid "Doh!"
problems where you can't figure out why your file won't upload. :)
stepheneliotdewey at GmailDotCom 26-Jun-2007 11:03
While the manual says that the file specified by auto_prepend_file is included as if it were
called by include(), in fact the file is included as if it were called by require().
In other words, if PHP cannot find the file that you specify with auto_prepend_file, it will
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throw a fatal error.
lanny at freemail dot hu 25-Dec-2006 11:05
register_long_arrays has a very odd behavior (at least in PHP 5.2):
With register_long_arrays=Off the $GLOBALS array will not contain [_SERVER] and [_REQUEST].
They are accessible as superglobals ($_SERVER, $_REQUEST), but they disappear from the
$GLOBALS array!
ludicruz at yahoo dot com 19-Dec-2006 06:38
to make sure that all requests use SSL you can use this in a file that is set for
auto_prepend_file. This ensures that all requests are SSL
<?php
if(empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) || strtolower($_SERVER['HTTPS']) != 'on' )
header("Location: https://{$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']}{$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']}") and
exit();
?>
xangelusx at hotmail dot com 24-Jul-2006 02:28
I wish the documentation was more clear as to whether the arg_separator.output character is
automatically encoded when PHP outputs it. In other words, is "&" valid or do I need to
specify the encoded character "&"? It would make sense to specify only "&" and hope that
it is encoded as needed. That way the value could be read by other functions and encoded only
when output to HTML, rather than having to test whether it is already encoded and decode it
when necessary (for header redirection for example)
leo at korfu dot cz 29-May-2006 10:45
"If the size of post data is greater than post_max_size..."
It seems that a more elegant way is comparison between post_max_size and

$_SERVER['CONTENT_LENGTH']. Please note that the latter includes not only size of uploaded
file plus post data but also multipart sequences. Leo
csg at DEL_THISdiatom dot de 02-Sep-2005 09:55
Starting with PHP 4.4.0 (at least PHP version 4.3.10 did have old, documented behaviour)
interpretation of value of "session.save_path" did change in conjunction with "save_mode" and
"open_basedir" enabled.
Documented ( http://de.php.net/manual/en/ref.session.php#ini.session.save‐path ):
Values of "session.save_path" should or may be **without** ending slash.
For instance:
<?php
// Valid only *before* PHP 4.4.0:
ini_set( "session.save_path", "/var/httpd/kunde/phptmp" );
?> will mean:
The directory "/var/httpd/kunde/phptmp/" will be used to write data and therefore must be
writable by the web server.
Starting with PHP 4.4.0 the server complains that "/var/httpd/kunde/" is not writable.
Solution: Add an ending slash in call of ini_set (or probably whereever you set
"session.save_path"), e.g.:
<?php
// Note the slash on ".....phptmp/":
ini_set( "session.save_path", "/var/httpd/kunde/phptmp/" );
?>
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Hope, that does help someone.
Manu 27-Jul-2005 12:02
Warning, if you change upload_max_filesize, please note that both post_max_size and
memory_limit directives may have to change too.
david dot tulloh at infaze dot com dot au 27-Jun-2005 01:19
I did a little experimentation on the behaviour of auto_prepend_file as the order of access

wasn't clear to me from the documentation.
1. Apache checks to see if the target file exists.

2. The prepend file is called
3. The target file is called
This means that you can use auto_prepend_file to change the target file before you access it
however you can't generate new files.
Joe 09-Jun-2005 08:05
Please be mindful, that if you plan on re‐configuring / recompiling to add ‐‐enable‐

memory‐limit support, you may need to run a 'make clean' before you run 'make'. Otherwise, you
may end up with a phpinfo() that shows up with ‐‐enable‐memory‐limit as a configure parameter,
but the memory_get_usage() function will still force a fatal error.
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Description of core php.ini directives

Name Default Changeable Changelog

async_send "0" PHP_INI_ALL

Language and Misc Configuration Options

Name Default Changeable Changelog

PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.

asp_tags "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.

precision "14" PHP_INI_ALL

y2k_compliance "1" PHP_INI_ALL

allow_call_time_pass_reference "1" PHP_INI_PERDIR PHP_INI_ALL in PHP 4.0.0.

disable_functions "" php.ini only Available since PHP 4.0.1.

disable_classes "" php.ini only Available since PHP 4.3.2.

expose_php "1" php.ini only

Available since PHP 5.0.0. Removed in

Available since PHP 5.1.0. This deprecated

Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

The number of significant digits displayed in floating point numbers.

In PHP5, allow_call_time_pass_reference is deprecated, in versions prior to PHP 5.3.0, use of this

See also References Explained.

Note: Availability note

See also the section titled Migrating from PHP 4 to PHP 5.

This feature has been DEPRECATED and REMOVED as of PHP 5.3.0.

Name Default Changeable Changelog

Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

See also: max_execution_time.

Name Default Changeable Changelog

realpath_cache_size "16K" PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.1.0.

realpath_cache_ttl "120" PHP_INI_SYSTEM Available since PHP 5.1.0.

Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

Data Handling Configuration Options

Name Default Changeable Changelog

track_vars "On" PHP_INI_??

Available since PHP

Available since PHP

Available since PHP

Available since PHP

Available since PHP

gpc_order "GPC" PHP_INI_ALL

default_mimetype "text/html" PHP_INI_ALL

default_charset "" PHP_INI_ALL

allow_webdav_methods "0" PHP_INI_PERDIR

Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

Note that as of PHP 4.0.3, track_vars is always turned on.

The separator used in PHP generated URLs to separate arguments.

List of separator(s) used by PHP to parse input URLs into variables.

Every character in this directive is considered as separator!

The content and order of $_REQUEST is also affected by this directive.

If this directive is not set, variables_order is used for $_REQUEST contents.

The PHP directives register_globals, register_long_arrays, and register_argc_argv must be disabled

As of » PHP 4.2.0, this directive defaults to off.

register_globals is affected by the variables_order directive.

This feature has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this

This feature has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this

This option is not available in PHP 4. Use variables_order instead.

The special value none disables auto-prepending.

The special value none disables auto-appending.

See also: magic_quotes_gpc, magic_quotes_runtime, and magic_quotes_sybase.

Paths and Directories

Paths and Directories Configuration Options

Name Default Changeable Changelog