PHP Functions Essential Reference

ini_set

string ini_set(string name Name of setting to change, string value New value of 
setting) 

Alters the value of a PHP configuration option.

Returns:

Previous value of setting; FALSE on error

Description:

Alters the value of a PHP configuration option. This is not a permanent change and exists only for the lifetime of the script calling the function. This function is also aliased to ini_alter().

Version:

Existing since version 4.0

Example:

Alter the value of magic_quotes_gpc

$option = 'magic_quotes_gpc'; echo "Value of $option => ", ini_get($option); ini_set($option,0); echo "New value of $option => ", ini_get($option);