#18839 [Bgs]: Units for php.ini values

ID: 18839 User updated by: ben@parcelrecords.com Reported By: ben@parcelrecords.com Status: Bogus Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Any PHP Version: 4.2.2 New Comment: I realize your point, however, I feel that quality documentation out-of-the-box is not an unreasonable request. Many users trying to configure php for the first time (or even subsequently) have problems deciphering some of the options, and even the comments, which can be vague. For instance, ; The path for which the cookie is valid. session.cookie_path = / It is unclear if this means the path on the local machine, the path as seen by the browser-agent, etc. In addition, consistency in the file would also be preferred, for instance, why is session.gc_maxlifetime in seconds session.cache_expire in minutes max_execution_time in seconds output_buffering in bytes memory_limit in megabytes post_max_size in megabytes odbc.defaultlrl in bytes (other db configurations) in bytes its a minor thing, but still consistency is important. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-10 09:35:11] kalowsky@php.net You are welcome to make the php.ini look however you'd like on your machine. Realize what you're asking is not really a PHP issue, but an administration issue. We distribute PHP with a list of recommeneded php.ini values, if you change them, how you keep track of them is your choice. You can, for example, do something like this.... Original will look like this: foo = 45 Your changes can be kept track like so: foo = 33 ; 45 | seconds anything after the ; will be kept as a comment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-08-09 17:28:47] ben@parcelrecords.com Hi, when using phpinfo(), all the results are listed like this: option name | local value | master value what would be really helpful, however (this would be nice to consistently have in the php.ini comments as well) would be a field for units i.e option name | local value | master value | units session.cache_expire | 20 | 20 | minutes session.gc_maxlifetime | 1200 | 1200 | seconds that would make it a little easier to figure and configure thanks, Ben ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=18839&edit=1