php.ini Question

Hi could anyone point me in the right direction please?? I needed to use php to upload some large files into mysql and reading through previous posts saw that the php.ini file has a default entry limit of 2M... this explained why small files were ok but not large ones... OK.. but I didnt have a php.ini... hence I downloaded the lastest php and used the 4.2.1 "php.ini-dist" file renaming it to the "php.ini" and putting it in usr/local/bin as listed in "phpinfo()" I changed the min file upload limit to 1000M setting and rebooted the machine.. Since then "phpinfo()" says the default php.ini file is just /php.ini and also worse is that all my forms no longer work! basic variables are not being passed across... I also read that this can be caused by a setting in the php.ini file.. but which one? Also is there a limit on the file size I can upload?? I noticed that there is also a limit in the php.ini file on the amount of data "post" can handle.. is this a concern?? Setup: "OSX Server 10.1.4, PHP 4.2.1, Mysql 3.23.46" Cheers for any advice! Daz BTW Sorry if you get this twice but I had a response from the list saying could not be delivered... mailing list (Mailbox or Conference is full.)? --