local php.ini values not being found by apache?

Question

I am working on a server that is running apache in CGI mode, meaning that I cannot use an .htaccess file to change the php error reporting settings, which are turned off by default (no logging or displaying of errors) , I created a php.ini file with the following commands in order to enable it:

error_reporting = E_ALL display_errors = On display_startup_errors = On 

I created a file that calls phpinfo() in order to check if it was working correctly, and it shows the file set in the PHPRC variable. however, error_reporting and display_errors still state No Value on the phpinfo page.

How can I correct this and get error reporting (either displayed or logged to a file somewhere) working correctly?

Answer 1

Well, I'd try to make sure it's loading the php.ini you created by checking the "loaded configuration file" on the phpinfo() output.

If it's not loading the one you want, you can specify its location. Take a look at this link: http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-set-up-apache2-with-mod_fcgid-and-php5-on-debian-etch-p2

Hope this helps.