I can not find my php.ini file - php

While learning to set up php to be able to send mail I came across the need to edit the php.ini file. The problem is that when I go to <localhost>/~username/phpinfo.php it tells me it is located at /Library/Server/Web/Config/php however the Web directory does not exist on my server. So where is my php.ini file? I have looked at answers to the same question by others and still was not able to find it. If I need to create it, how do I go about doing that?
I am using a macbook pro as my server running Yosemite.
Thanks in advance!
UPDATE:
So it looks like I found my php.ini file but it is not where php says it is looking phpinfo.php says its looking in /Library/Server/Web/Config/php should I copy the file to this location? also my file is actually named php.ini.default, does this need to be named as just php.ini?

execute this command
locate php.ini
This will give you a list of all files with names where 'php.ini' is a part of it.
E.g.
/etc/php.ini
/etc/php.ini.rpmnew
/home/myuser/mywebsite.com/demo/local_php.ini
...

I'd rather do this:
php -i | grep ini
It will give you the info for ini configuration in the php console client. If you are executing apache or nginx you can see all the PHP settings with
<?php
echo phpinfo();

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Cannot locate my php ini file on live server?

I tried different solutions suggested here, but still cannot find the file through cPanel on my live server.
I'm running
phpinfo();
And getting this result:
Configuration File (php.ini) Path /opt/alt/php56/etc
I cannot find these folders: /opt/alt/php56
But I could find the etc folder, however the file is not there, and I made sure I checked "View hidden files" options
What else could be done?
enter in your server comand line: php -i to see all of your php's config and also in very first lines of this command output, location of your php.ini if you can't find file like php.ini in your output which may not happen make one with touch command and put your configuration in that file and reload server, depend on what you use (like fpm or ...).
Try this command and find the path of PHP
which php
try:
php --ini
it will print all config files locations
In WHM go to Software >> MultiPHP INI Editor and edit php.in for your PHP version.
OR edit: /usr/local/lib/php.ini

Php commands are not outputing result in windows

I have wamp install on my computer and IIS. All the websites are running well but then any command I type using php is not working :
php -v
php composer install
I would say it is the path variable (I am on windows) but the path is set correctly and it would generate an error of not finding php command. When I run those command I simply don't get any result.
What might be the problem, I am still searching but have not found any clue.
php -h
: return result with all the help information but php -a does nothing too.
After doing some research I found that this problem happens when I activate an extension by remove ; in php.ini whenever I leave php.ini without activating any extension everything works.
Check if the path contains php, also using the cd command, move to the location of the file and run the command you want to execute. If it works, you're sure the problem is the windows path.
I have fixed the issue. To see if the problem was with php.ini, I replaced the content of my php.ini with the php.ini-production file which made the php function well but almost all the extensions were desactivated.
As I was analysing I noticed wamp had many php extensions activated but in my php.ini residing under C:\wamp64\bin\php\php7.3.5 none of these extensions were activated following the path the file used by wamp I found it was using the phpForApache.ini via a link php.ini file inside C:\wamp64\bin\apache\apache2.4.39\bin
Since the wamp php configuration was working well, I just copied the content of that phpFOrApache.ini content in my php.ini after saving ... everything started working.

Different include_path when run php script from command line?

I'm getting a fatal error on my require_once('directory/file.php'), "failed opening required...". I know the required file is in my php includes folder at c:\PHP_Includes\directory\file.php. When I look at phpinfo() I see the correct include_path: ".;c:\PHP_Includes"
But in the command line error it says include_path='.;C:\php\pear;C\Projects\project1\classes'
Any idea why the path seems to be different when running command line script?
The problem is related to the fact that WampServer has a multitude of php ini files. Make sure to keep them all in sync with the correct settings to avoid problems when one is used instead of the other.
Very useful info from http://forum.wampserver.com/read.php?2,72804:
There is actually 3 php.ini files in WampServer
This is how they are used...
C:\Wamp\bin\php\phpX.X.X\php.ini This is only used by wampserver and php cli exe. WampServer's menu is built using php and this is the
config file that is used. It is also used if you are using php through
the command line interface. You generally never need to edit this
file.
C:\Wamp\bin\php\phpX.X.X\phpforapache.ini This is a copy of the php.ini file used for your websites. When this version of php is being
used this file is copied into the apache bin folder. If you change
version of php the apache\bin\php.ini is then emptied and the
phpforapache.ini of the new version of php is loaded into whichever
version of apache is loaded.
C:\Wamp\bin\apache\apacheX.X.X\bin\php.ini This is the actual php.ini that is loaded for your websites. provided that this is the
version of apache being used. This is copied from the relevant active
php folder( phpforapache.ini).
This may seem a little confusing but it is nessecary for WampServer's
ability to change version of apache and php easily. The best thing to
remember is..
If you want to manually edit your php.ini file for websites then
always use the wampserver menu to open it . >> left click the
WampServer icon > php > php.ini
If you want to manually edit your php.ini file for command line then
open php.ini in the current php folder.

Creating a PDO Object with Rewriting On

I'm having a weird situation here.
I'm trying create a PDO object, like this:
$dbh = new PDO('mysql:host='.$hostname.';dbname='.$dbname,$username, $password);
I have rewriting ON in my .htaccess file. when I try to run the script using a URL that will trigger a rewrite rule, it shows me the following error:
Fatal error: Class 'PDO' not found
I have a exception rewrite rule for a directory where the script is, named PHP, like this:
RewriteRule ^(php)($|/) - [L]
if I run the scripting directly from the directory, it runs normally with no erros.
I don't know why this is happening. any clues?
Thank you
Edit: Ok, I saw I've misinterpreted your question a bit, but I still think there is something wrong about the php.ini path. Could you check the phpinfo() output of both web calls. The basic idea of the answer keeps the same as stated below (replace CLI with the second web call ;))
OLD ANSWER
Assuming, that you have one of the more common linux distributions (ubuntu, debian, suse, etc), you might have two (or more) php.ini files. One that is pulled when using the webserver module (which seems to be an apache) and one that is used for the cli env. php supports up to one php.ini per SAPI.
In newer debian and ubuntu systems php extensions are linked in the same manner as the sites-available/enabled in the apache config.
If you have a self compiled php look for a php-cli.ini at the common location for the php.ini (which is /usr/local/share/php by default). If a php-cli.ini is present it will be used instead of the php.ini for cli commands.
(Manual Reference: http://de2.php.net/manual/en/configuration.file.php)
How to find out:
Get the phpinfo() output for the INFO_GENERAL section from you webserver. To achieve this, create a simple php file in a web-accessible directory (e.g. the DocumentRoot). Remember to delete it after you got the information you need! Please adjust the '/var/www' to something that matches your config.
$> echo '<?php phpinfo(INFO_GENERAL);' > /var/www/info.php
Now go to your browser and open http://your.host.name/info.php and look for the config property "Configuration File (php.ini) Path". Note this somewhere or just leave the page open for later reference.
On your cli this is also quite easy. The example below is a snip from my shell.
mmueller#bsd ~$ php -i | grep ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /usr/local/etc/php/5.5
Loaded Configuration File => /usr/local/etc/php/5.5/php.ini
[... omitted the tail]
Compare the two paths and see if they are different.
To see why this happens, please take a look at the 'Configure Command' section. You mighty find three important configure arguments. Those three influence where php looks for it's configuration.
'--sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/php/5.5'
'--with-config-file-path=/usr/local/etc/php/5.5'
'--with-config-file-scan-dir=/usr/local/etc/php/5.5/conf.d'
If you want to ensure the same configuration, you can do one of the following things:
Just add extension=pdo_mysql to the webserver version and see if that is enough
Remove the additional CLI config (if present), this will make php use the php.ini for all SAPIs (make a backup of the file before you do that!). Then you need to merge the rules into the php.ini that you need. (In your case there seems to be an extension=pdo_mysql missing)
Check the webserver php.ini for anything that you do not want to have in the cli version, then copy the webserver php.ini over the CLI php.ini (Do a backup first).
Delete the cli or webserver php.ini, symlink the other php.ini to the place of the deleted one. (not the best way, but I've seen that a lot on customer servers).
Solve it.
There was a empty php.ini in the public_html, I deleted it, and it worked.
thank u all

MAMP PHP config file help

When I modify the php.ini document found in
Applications/MAMP/conf/php5/php.ini
The changes are not reflected in the php info page in the MAMP interface
WHY?
You need to restart MAMP (Or indeed any Apache Server) for changes in php.ini to take effect. Restart MAMP using the GUI.
If you are still experiencing no changes, it's possible you are editing the wrong php.ini file. In MAMP, each php version has it's own php.ini file.
To make utterly sure you are editing the right php.ini file, use the following steps:
Create a new .php file in your favourite text editor.
Type
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
and save it in MAMP's htdocs directory.
Save it as index.php
Make sure MAMP is running!
Start Safari, or any browser, and type "localhost:8888" into your
URL bar.
You should see a purple table filled with information about your
apache server.
The 6th row should be titled "Configuration File (php.ini)", and on
the right of this, a path should be displayed to the php.ini file apache is
currently using. It should look like this:
"/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/conf"
Now, either use Finder to look browse to this location and edit the
.ini file with Text Edit, or use Terminal.
If you want to use Terminal, open a new window and type the
following: 'cd (and then copy and paste the path you gained from
step 6)'. It should look like something like this: 'cd
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/conf'
Now type 'ls'
Typing ls will show you the files within the 'conf' directory. The
correct php.ini file should be displayed amongst other files such as 'pear.conf'. If you can
see 'php.ini', we're nearly there. If not, you've gone wrong somewhere, so
read over the previous steps.
Now type 'sudo nano
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.4.4/conf/php.ini'
And give Terminal your password when it asks for it
The php.ini file will be opened in
Terminal's integrated text-editor, nano. Edit it, and save it using
Nano.
Simply quit terminal. 15) Restart Apache using MAMP's GUI 16)
Browse to localhost:8888 in your favourite browser. Your changes
should be reflected in the configuration screen.
I understand this instructions may be hard to follow, but just contact me if you want to use team viewer or something to get this working! Good luck
Possible answers:
You forgot to restart the Apache
webserver after the change
PHP uses a
php.ini from a different location (Check
the PHPIniDir setting in your Apache
config).
It seems that there are 2 php.ini files in the MAMP installation. The one that seems to be parsed in my case is not in the config/ folder but in the bin/php/php5.3.14/conf/php.ini

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