{"id":249,"date":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/?p=249"},"modified":"2023-10-09T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:17:57","slug":"How-to-Create-a-PHPinfo-File-and-View-PHP-Information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.hostitsmart.com\/manage\/knowledgebase\/249\/How-to-Create-a-PHPinfo-File-and-View-PHP-Information.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a PHPinfo File and View PHP Information?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PHP stands for <\/span>Hypertext Preprocessor<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

PHP is predominantly a general-purpose programming language. Irrespective of the industry, PHP is widely used to develop websites and web-based applications.<\/span><\/p>\n

This knowledgebase (blog) will deal with creating a phpinfo file<\/em><\/strong> and also viewing the current PHP Information. The popularity behind using PHP for web development is its large reserve of environmental variables and in-depth and complex levels of sophistication. Software developers can use these variables and amend their values to their advantage. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is the purpose of creating a PHPinfo File?<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

As a web developer, it is important to understand the environmental variables that PHP offers conceptually. The simplest way to understand them is by creating a phpinfo file in your public_html<\/strong> directory.<\/span><\/p>\n

This file will display all your PHP environmental settings along with their values. Changing these values can always take the back seat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Also Read:<\/strong> How To upload website Files and Database Using cPanel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Stage 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

How to Create PHP Info File?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let us dive deep into creating a PHPinfo.php file.<\/span><\/p>\n

The cPanel is your gateway to creating a PHPinfo file.<\/p>\n

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Stick to the following steps: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Log into your cPanel<\/span>\"Log\n

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  2. Locate the File Manager under the Files section in your cPanel.\"Files\n

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  3. Open the Public_HTML Directory. Click on the New File icon.\"cPanel\n

    \"add<\/p>\n

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  4. Press the \u2018Create\u2019 button <\/span>to create the phpinfo.php file<\/em><\/strong>.\"create\n

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  5. Search for the newly created “phpinfo.php” file within the public_html directory.\"created-phpinfo-file\"\n

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  6. Press Right-click to \u2018Edit\u2019 this file.\"edit\n

    \"click<\/p>\n

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  7. This will open the \u2018Text Editor\u2019 within the file, where you should paste the following code and press \u2018Save\u2019 to save the file.\"Text\n

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    Code:
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    <?phpphpinfo();?><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Also Read: <\/strong>How to Add a New Domain To Cpanel?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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    Secret<\/span> Tip:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Here is an easier way to create a phpinfo.php file.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Open the text editor on your computer. <\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Copy the above code and paste it into the new open file.\"paste\n

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    3. Click on \u2018Save As\u2019 from the File Menu, name it \u2018phpinfo.php,\u2019 and close the file.\"Save\n

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    4. Open FileZilla, your FTP client. Establish a secured connection with your server using the FTPS protocol.
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    5. Locate and open the public_html directory on your server.\"open\n

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    6. Transfer the newly created phpinfo.php file to the public_html directory. \"created<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Also Read: <\/strong>How to Connect to FTP Using FileZilla on Windows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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      Stage 2<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      How to View PHP Info File\/Settings?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Now that you have created the phpinfo.php file in your public_html directory let’s view it. <\/span><\/p>\n

      All you need to do is open your browser, type https:\/\/mycompany.com\/phpinfo.php<\/a> in the address bar, and press Enter. Please replace mycompany.com with a real domain name. You will see a screen similar to the following screenshot.   <\/span><\/p>\n

      \"phpinfo.php<\/span><\/p>\n

      As stated above, the phpinfo.php file comprises many environmental settings alongwith their values. The screen will display these environmental settings with their respective values in the 2 adjacent columns. <\/span><\/p>\n