PHPsuexec !*!#!@!

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I know that PHPsuexec is installed on the Dathorn servers and that prevents the ability to modify PHP configuration through the normal way of using an .htaccess file and that I need a "php.ini" file to do that job.

What I do not know is anything about what a php.ini file is or how the code goes.

I have a cms script that needs the following in the .htaccess file to make the script work.

php_value session.use_trans_sid 0
php_value session.use_cookies 1
php_value session.use_only_cookies 1

<Files idx>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

Can someone please translate those requirements into php.ini language so that I can make a php.ini file and make the script work under a PHPsuexec situation?

Also I assume that the php.ini file can be made as a simple txt file and then uploaded to the main directory of the cms script?

Thanks very much for any help.

[Buddha]

In the "php.ini" text file (upload as ASCII):

session.use_trans_sid = 0
session.use_cookies = 1
session.use_only_cookies = 1

Leave this stuff in the ".htaccess" file (also an ASCII FTP upload):

<Files idx>
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
</Files>

You will probably need a "php.ini" file for every directory where php scripts execute. You'll need to experiment.

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Thanks very much Buddha.

In my reading around these forums, there are references to a "default" php.ini file.

Should the

session.use_trans_sid = 0
session.use_cookies = 1
session.use_only_cookies = 1

be "added to" a copy of the default php.ini file or should the three lines of code be a "standalone" php.ini file just for the script's directory?

If I need to "add to" the default php.ini file then where would I get a copy of it?

Thanks a lot for the help.

[Buddha]

The default (master) php.ini file is controlled by Dathorn (root) and they're not going to change it. That's a good thing.

You should just need to create a text file named "php.ini" (without the quotes) with the three lines and upload it to the scripts directory.

If numerical values don't seem to work try...

session.use_trans_sid = Off
session.use_cookies = On
session.use_only_cookies = On

0(zero) is equal to Off
1 is equal to On

You can check that the values have changed by uploading (ASCII) this little script to the same directory as the "php.ini" file:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Name it "phpinfo.php" and access it through your browser with something like "http://www.yourdomain.com/phpinfo.php". It will output a page full of php configure values. Check your changes.

What script are you trying to get to work? Bet someone can give you a step by step for getting it to work at Dathorn.