Runtime Configuration

    The behaviour of the Apache PHP module is affected by settings in php.ini. Configuration settings from php.ini may be overridden by php_flag settings in the server configuration file or local .htaccess files.

    Example #1 Turning off PHP parsing for a directory using .htaccess

    php_flag engine off

    Apache configuration options
    NameDefaultChangeableChangelog
    engine"1"INI_ALL 
    child_terminate"0"INI_ALL 
    last_modified"0"INI_ALL 
    xbithack"0"INI_ALL 
    For further details and definitions of the INI_* modes, see the Where a configuration setting may be set.

    Here's a short explanation of the configuration directives.

    enginebool

    Turns PHP parsing on or off. This directive is really only useful in the Apache module version of PHP. It is used by sites that would like to turn PHP parsing on and off on a per-directory or per-virtual server basis. By putting engine off in the appropriate places in the httpd.conf file, PHP can be enabled or disabled.

    child_terminatebool

    Specify whether PHP scripts may request child process termination on end of request, see also apache_child_terminate().

    last_modifiedbool

    Send PHP scripts modification date as Last-Modified: header for this request.

    xbithackbool

    Parse files with executable bit set as PHP regardless of their file ending.

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