compiling and php.ini

I've just compiled PHP 4.2.1 with Apache 1.3.24 on RedHat 7.2. Everything works just fine as usual. I've got a couple of queries, however. I compiled with the --enable-magic-quotes option, then figured this was a bad move as I've been caught out before with scripts that assume it is on. So, I copied the php.ini-recommended file to php.ini, and now phpinfo() tells me that magic_quotes_gpc and magic_quotes_runtime are off. So, does compiling with --enable-magic-quotes have any effects if magic quotes are turned off in php.ini? Are they "really" off? Can all "--enable-whatever" options be turned on/off in php.ini, regardless of ./configure options? Does the "-with-config-file-path" option set the expected path to php.ini (I always thought it was to Apache)? How come PHP still works whether the file is there or not? TIA -------------------------------- Michael Hall ninti@ninti.com --------------------------------