php.ini file

I am rather new to php. I am using apache with php on a FreeBSD machine for web-site development. Apache & PHP have been working just fine with default installations. I just updated with the portupgrade program, running the latest apache 1.3 server and php4 module. All of a sudden I am getting this: Warning: Failed opening '/../lib/medfood.conf' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /usr/local/kitchen/website/html/index.php on line 6 As I understand, I do not have a php.ini file anywhere on the machine and should have one. But I do not understand where it should go. I read the php.ini -dist file, but do not understand what is the working directory - the working directory of what? Apache? PHP? The main Web-site directory I ;am trying to access? or what? I would appreciate some help. Thanks in advance. Philip