Override PHP Settings

Sometimes, your site may require a local adjustment to the default or system-wide php.ini values. This might be to increase the maximum file size allowed to upload through a form, or some other setting.

Most of our systems run PHP with suPHP, which requires a full copy of the server's main php.ini for settings to be overridden.

In order to apply the custom php.ini part of your website, a suPHP configPath directive pointing to the directory with the php.ini needs to be present in the .htaccess file for that part of your site. The directive looks like this:

suPHP_configPath /home/username/

Note: where 'username' is your cPanel username.

If you are on a server where you have root access, like a Dedicated or VPS, we will be glad to help you with this but you may also want to reference our Use a Custom php.ini File article if you'd like to set it up yourself.


See also Use a Custom php.ini File.