note 50222 added to faq.installation

after installed php 5.03 -- I found that the extension_dir => C:\php5 => C:\php5 always appeared if you do phpinfo() or php.exe -i Regardless of what changed in php.ini And this is what it showed for loading ini file using php.exe -i Configuration File (php.ini) Path => C:\php\php.ini And using phpinfo(): Configuration File (php.ini) Path G:\WINDOWS\php.ini both files are identical and contains: extension_dir="c:/php/ext/" (*) my questions: 1) why PHP load ini file in different places ? 2) if i removed the one from window directory -- it only show G:\WINDOWS that seems it does not found the ini file -- the PHPRC set to c:\php\php.ini; thanks in advance for any help! ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.installation.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+50222 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50222&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50222&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50222&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50222&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50222&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+50222&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php