php directives in .htaccess?
apache, php, php-ini
Solution
Since PHP 5.3 you can use `.user.ini` files, given that PHP is setup to run via the CGI/FastCGI SAPI. http://php.net/configuration.file.per-user
It's a simple extension of the main `php.ini` and allows specifying options equivalently:
memory_limit = 256M
upload_tmp_dir = /tmp
Usually you can place one of these in the `DOCUMENT_ROOT`. But every directory may contain one, so options may vary per script/folder. It's meant as full alternative to Apaches/mod_php `.htaccess` setting directives.
Problem
I have attempted to make a few changes to php via .htaccess, yet none have yielded any results. For example: `php_value memory_limit 256M` within will not activate. Attempting to set `SetEnv PHPRC /home/username/public_html/php.ini` or any similar incantation, such as `SetEnv PHPRC /home/username/some_path`, will not work yield any difference in phpinfo. I DO see that `_SERVER["PHPRC"]` is indeed set, but no values are overwritten such as that noted above. My phpinfo is as follows: https://gist.github.com/ylluminate/08efd9a2844723631214 I'm wondering if I'm missing an apache module that's not allowing this to work as expected for a custom php.ini or phprc. Further This is an Apache 2.4.4 installation on a VPS over which I have 100% control (Linode) and using WHM + cPanel.