Where is the php.ini file on a Linux/CentOS PC?

Question

I can't find PHP.ini location on my server. I've checked all Stack Overflow answers but I can't find my php.ini location.

I have Linux, Cent OS, zPanel. Last version of PHP.

My computer: Linux Mint 15 KDE.

score 338 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 18 '18 at 08:41

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In your terminal/console (only Linux, in windows you need Putty)

ssh user@ip
php -i | grep "Loaded Configuration File"

And it will show you something like this Loaded Configuration File => /etc/php.ini.

ALTERNATIVE METHOD

You can make a php file on your website, which run: <?php phpinfo(); ?>, and you can see the php.ini location on the line with: "Loaded Configuration File".

Update This command gives the path right away

cli_php_ini=php -i | grep /.+/php.ini -oE  #ref. https://stackoverflow.com/a/15763333/248616
    php_ini="${cli_php_ini/cli/apache2}"   #replace cli by apache2 ref. https://stackoverflow.com/a/13210909/248616

edited Jul 18 '18 at 08:41

Nam G VU

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answered Jul 25 '13 at 06:40

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This is not the php.ini for all things. Its for the CLI. on ubuntu 16.04 / php7.0 (default); this is going to give you /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini (or similar) for apache it will be at /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini Php info will only give you the highest level of php.ini; so if you drop info in an html dir, it will show THAT one (not default apache, etc) Please update answer, its near complete ;) – Nick Nov 24 '16 at 17:13
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`php -i | grep "php.ini"` is more easy to remember. ;) – ahgood Feb 10 '17 at 03:28
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`php -i | grep php.ini` is even easier – Edward Apr 27 '17 at 11:20
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note that `php -i` tells the php.ini for CLI **not** the apache's one – Nam G VU Jul 16 '18 at 06:43
`php -i | grep /.+/php.ini -oE` gives exact the path [ref](https://stackoverflow.com/a/15763333/248616) – Nam G VU Jul 16 '18 at 06:43
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php --ini is doing the same thing right? – Jie Zhang Feb 12 '19 at 20:45
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Worked perfect for me. – Mounish Ambaliya Jul 01 '19 at 08:05
I got `php: command not found`, I have the Apache module but not the cli. `phpinfo()` works well – lolesque May 26 '23 at 06:46

Hein Andre Grønnestad · Answer 2 · 2013-07-25T06:49:30.607

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You can find the path to php.ini in the output of phpinfo(). See under "Loaded Configuration File".

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edited Jul 25 '13 at 06:49

answered Jul 25 '13 at 06:41

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thank you, but i used ITChristian ssh command, thank you – MM PP Jul 25 '13 at 06:44
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No problem, just two different ways of doing it. Might be helpful to others later. – Hein Andre Grønnestad Jul 25 '13 at 06:46

score 33 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 14 '15 at 10:57

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On most installs you can find it here:

/etc/php.ini

edited Jul 14 '15 at 10:57

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answered Apr 08 '14 at 03:40

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How can you change the loaded configuration file from /usr/local/lib/php.ini to /etc/php.ini ? – H Dindi Feb 11 '15 at 17:48
@user689017 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19200498/change-php-ini-location-file – NETCreator Hosting - WebDesign Jul 15 '15 at 14:12

score 13 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 14 '15 at 10:56

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php -i |grep 'Configuration File'

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This is my preferred method because you don't have to search the file to see it. – ajon Oct 31 '13 at 16:58

score 7 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 14 '14 at 09:31

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#php -i | grep php.ini also will work too!

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answered Jul 26 '13 at 17:26

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Where is the php.ini file on a Linux/CentOS PC?

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