{"id":3453,"date":"2014-11-18T16:28:11","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/11\/18\/command-line-settings\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T13:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:49:23","slug":"command-line-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/command-line-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Your PHP Settings in Command Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you are running a PHP file from the command line (on VPS Hosting<\/a> or otherwise), there may be times when you need to make changes to the PHP settings<\/strong>. In this guide, we will show you how to specify the php.ini file, and change a PHP setting in the command line<\/strong>. If you are not<\/em> working in the command line<\/em>, you can change your PHP settings in cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Specify the php.ini File in Command Line<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Connect to your server using SSH<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. You can specify the php.ini file in the command line by using the following syntax:\n

    php -c [Path to php.ini file] [Path to .php file]\n

    For example:<\/p>\n

    php -c \/home\/userna5\/public_html\/php.ini \/home\/userna5\/public_html\/example.php<\/p>\n

    Now the example.php<\/em> file will run, with the limitations set in the php.ini<\/em> file located here: \/home\/userna5\/public_html<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Change PHP settings<\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Connect to your server using SSH<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. You can specify php.ini settings in the command line with this syntax:\n

      php -c [Path to php.ini file] [Path to .php file] -d [PHP setting]\n

      For example:<\/p>\n

      php -c \/home\/userna5\/public_html\/php.ini \/home\/userna5\/public_html\/example.php -d memory_limit=256M<\/p>\n

      In this example, you can see I am setting the memory limit<\/strong> to 256 Megabytes. Here are some other PHP settings that are often modified:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
      max_execution_time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      max_input_time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      upload_max_filesize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      Important:<\/strong> The PHP max_execution_time<\/code> is capped at 90 seconds<\/strong> on Shared Hosting Plans<\/a> to prevent extremely long processes from impacting other users sharing the server resources. If you need a longer max_execution_time<\/code>, consider one of our VPS Hosting Plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Congratulations, now you know how to set the php.ini file, and change your PHP settings from the command line!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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