Command-line execution of php is ignoring php.ini

["Jeff Tanner" <jeff.tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Running php from command line is ignoring php.ini file which resides within /etc/php5/apache2/.

memory_limit=16M

[xdebug] module extension

 

I built php using --with-config-file-path=/etc/php5/apache2/

 

Calling from browser a php script with *phpinfo()*, the php.ini file is being read correctly from /etc/php5/apache2/, and expected module extensions are present:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

memory_limit => 16M

[xdebug] module extension exists

 

Calling *> php -i* from command line, it states that it is using the same config path, but it is ignoring any modifications to this config file:

Configuration File (php.ini) Path => /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

memory_limit => 8M

[xdebug] module extension does not exists

 

However, if forcing the config file path when calling *> php -i -c /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini*, the php.ini file is being read correctly:

memory_limit => 16M

[xdebug] module extension exists

 

What is happening?

 

Note: I copied the /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini to /etc/php5/cli/php.ini, but this did not make any difference.

 

Thanks

 

Jeff in Seattle