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MultiPHP INI Editor for cPanel

Important:

cPanel's MultiPHP INI Editor interface only exists on systems that run EasyApache 4 and use the Paper Lantern theme.

Overview

This interface allows you to configure your PHP settings.

MultiPHP INI Editor

Select a tab to view more information about that section of the MultiPHP INI Editor interface.

Basic Mode:

Select the location that you wish to configure from the menu. You can edit either the home directory of the user account or the domain's document root. The PHP directives will appear.

The Basic Mode section of this interface loads the following directive values from the php.ini file for your selected domain or home directory. Make your changes to the desired directives and click Apply. The system saves changes to both the php.ini and the user.ini file.

Notes:

The availability of the following directives depends on your version of PHP. If a directive does not appear in your interface, your version of PHP does not support it.

The default values listed in the interface mirror those on the php.net website.

We strongly recommend that you use the cPanel-provided default values for security purposes.

allow_url_fopen Select whether PHP scripts can use URL-aware fopen wrappers. Disabled Enabled

allow_url_include Select whether PHP scripts can use URL-aware fopen wrappers with the following functions: include(), include_once(), require(), and require_once(). Disabled Disabled

asp_tags

Select whether PHP scripts can use ASP-like tags in addition to PHP tags.

Note:

This includes variable-value printing shorthand (for example, <%= $value %>).

Disabled Disabled

display_errors Select whether PHP displays errors as output or hides them from the user. Disabled Enabled

enable_dl

Select whether scripts can call the dl function. This function dynamically loads a PHP extension at runtime.

Warning:

If you set this directive to Enabled, it poses security risks to your server. We strongly recommend that you select Disabled unless you absolutely require the dl function.

Disabled Enabled

file_uploads Select whether your PHP scripts can upload HTTP files. Enabled Enabled

magic_quotes_gpc
Select whether PHP automatically escapes certain characters with a backslash (\). Enabled Enabled

max_execution_time Enter the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that your server allows a script to run before your server terminates it. This setting limits the amount of memory that poorly-written scripts may use. 30 30

max_input_time Enter the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that your server allows a script to parse input data. 60 -1

max_input_vars Enter the maximum number of input variables per request. Use this directive to deter Denial of Service (DoS) attacks that use hash collisions on input variable names. 1000 1000

memory_limit

Enter the maximum amount of memory that scripts can allocate, in bytes. This setting helps to prevent poorly-written scripts that may use too much memory.

Note:

Use the character M to define the limit in Megabytes.

32M 128M

register_globals
Select whether GET or POST inout converts into variables that the script can use. Disabled Disabled

safe_mode

Select whether to enable safe mode. Safe mode increases security for PHP scripts and enables user, group, and environment checks and controls.
Disabled Disabled

session.save_path Enter the directory in which your server stores the files that PHP creates. NULL NULL

upload_max_filesize

Enter the maximum file size for an upload, in bytes.

Note:

Use the character M to define the limit in Megabytes.

2M 2M

Editor Mode:

Select the location that you wish to configure from the menu. This can be either the home directory of the user account or the document root of the domain that you wish to edit. The PHP directives will appear.

Warnings:

You must exercise extreme caution when you make changes in this interface; errors could result in non-functional PHP scripts. Only advanced users should use this interface.

We reserve the following words and you cannot use them as directives: null, yes, no, true, false, on, off, and none. Directives also cannot contain any the following special characters: ?{}|&~![()^"

The following values set the directive value to "": null, off, no, and false.

The following values set the directive value to 1: on, yes, and true.

The Editor Mode section of this interface loads the contents of the php.ini file for your selected domain, if it exists. If the php.ini file does not exist, the interface loads a blank editor so that you can create your own file. Make your changes to the desired directives and click Save.

The system saves changes to both the php.ini file shown in the Path section of the interface and the user.ini file. For example, the location of your file may be /home/allthethings/public_html/php.ini. The interface attempts a rudimentary validation of directive names to ensure that they are properly formatted. This does not guarantee that your PHP will function. To reset your PHP settings to the default, delete the domain or home directory's php.ini file.

For more information about a directive, search the php.net documentation.

allow_url_fopen	Select whether PHP scripts can use URL-aware `fopen` wrappers.	Disabled	Enabled
allow_url_include	Select whether PHP scripts can use URL-aware fopen wrappers with the following functions: `include()`, `include_once()`, `require()`, and `require_once()`.	Disabled	Disabled
asp_tags	Select whether PHP scripts can use ASP-like tags in addition to PHP tags. Note: This includes variable-value printing shorthand (for example, `<%= $value %>`).	Disabled	Disabled
display_errors	Select whether PHP displays errors as output or hides them from the user.	Disabled	Enabled
enable_dl	Select whether scripts can call the `dl` function. This function dynamically loads a PHP extension at runtime. Warning: *If you set this directive to Enabled, it poses security risks to your server. We strongly recommend that you select Disabled* unless you absolutely require the `dl` function.**	Disabled	Enabled
file_uploads	Select whether your PHP scripts can upload HTTP files.	Enabled	Enabled
magic_quotes_gpc	Select whether PHP automatically escapes certain characters with a backslash (`\`).	Enabled	Enabled
max_execution_time	Enter the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that your server allows a script to run before your server terminates it. This setting limits the amount of memory that poorly-written scripts may use.	`30`	`30`
max_input_time	Enter the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that your server allows a script to parse input data.	`60`	`-1`
max_input_vars	Enter the maximum number of input variables per request. Use this directive to deter Denial of Service (DoS) attacks that use hash collisions on input variable names.	`1000`	`1000`
memory_limit	Enter the maximum amount of memory that scripts can allocate, in bytes. This setting helps to prevent poorly-written scripts that may use too much memory. Note: Use the character `M` to define the limit in Megabytes.	`32M`	`128M`
register_globals	Select whether GET or POST inout converts into variables that the script can use.	Disabled	Disabled
safe_mode	Select whether to enable safe mode. Safe mode increases security for PHP scripts and enables user, group, and environment checks and controls.	Disabled	Disabled
session.save_path	Enter the directory in which your server stores the files that PHP creates.	`NULL`	`NULL`
upload_max_filesize	Enter the maximum file size for an upload, in bytes. Note: Use the character `M` to define the limit in Megabytes.	`2M`	`2M`

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