Creating Custom php.ini Files for Sites on a cPanel VPS

[jakeh]

If you have a site on your cPanel VPS that needs a custom php.ini file, you can set that up by following these steps:

1. Copy /usr/local/lib/php.ini to the site's Web root folder (public_html). Via SSH:
   

   cp /usr/local/lib/php.ini /home/USERNAME/public_html

2. Make sure the file is owned by their cPanel user via SSH:
   

    chown USERNAME:USERNAME php.ini

3. Add the following to the site's ".htaccess" file:
   

   SetEnv PHPRC /home/USERNAME/public_html/php.ini

After you follow those steps, the custom php.ini file will take effect throughout the whole site.

NOTE: In the above examples, replace USERNAME with the actual cPanel username.