ini_alter

string ini_alter(string name, string value)

Alters the value of a PHP configuration option.

Returns:

Previous value of setting; FALSE on error

Description:

Alter the value of a PHP configuration option. This is not a permanent change and exists only for the lifetime of the script calling the function. This is an alias for ini_set().

Version:

Existing since version 4.0

Example:

Alter the value of magic_quotes_gpc
$option = 'magic_quotes_gpc'; 
echo "Value of $option => ", ini_get($option); 
ini_alter($option,0); 
echo "New value of $option => ", ini_get($option);

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