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Problem:

Sometimes, certain scripts require a specific php.ini file to be used. One example of this would be the need to access Zend Optimizer when running a php script through a cron job.

Solution:

When executing a PHP script from the command line, you can use a custom php.ini file. To specify an alternate php.ini file, you'll need to use the -c flag in your PHP command line.

For example:

php -c /home/username/public_html/php.ini /home/username/public_html/myscript.php

where /home/username/public_html/php.ini is the full path to the php.ini file you'd like to use and /home/username/public_html/myscript.php is the full path to the php script you'd like to run.

The most common situation where a custom php.ini file is needed is when a user's code requires access to something such as Zend Optimizer, which is specified in the php.ini file.

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