php.ini

wont let me edit

[electricocean]

I cannot edit my php.ini i have opned it up and made display_error = On and saved. restarted apache and phpinfo() still says display_error Off

what should i do?

[henry0]

Are you referring to a production server
or a local test bed?

If this regards the later, then verify that you are editing the "good one"; on local install for some reason I have seen two sets of php.ini in two locations :)

If local, rename for ex: _OLD the one .ini that you are currently editing, restart, if PHP restarts then you are looking at the wrong place.

[eeek]

What OS are you on?

[electricocean]

Mac OS X 10.4.6

[eeek]

Is there a /etc/php.d directory?

[henry0]

If local it will be in Apache2
otherwise depending on config
you may find a few symlinks or actual file in:
/usr/local/lib/php.ini
/usr/local/zend/ect/php.imi
/etc/php.ini
/ftp/usr/lib/php.ini

again thoose are only pointers, your server me be setup diferently.

[electricocean]

well i restarted my computer and it worked...

[eelixduppy]

Interesting...it's as if Apache had never restarted...hmmm.... Glad you got it electricocean!

[henry0]

So it has to do with cache persistency
When you are in dev mode or debugging mode you might chose setting your local machine’s cache on del cache upon each browser exit