loaded php.ini file doesn't 'work'

Question

The php.ini file that is loaded (checked through phpinfo) does not seem to have any effect when I change something (after restarting apache). I'm using vista for this (please no answers about use linux, I use that too, I want to have it work on vista also).

edit: version 5.3 VC6 x86 Thread Safe, apache 2.2 edit2: version 5.2.10 VC6 x86 Thread Safe works normal

Answer 1

Are you sure that the php.ini file is placed in the correct place? Are you using IIS with PHP or just apache?

You could try to reinstall the webserver.

Answer 2

There could be multiple php.ini. In the case of XAMPP, there is one at "U:\xampp\php\" and one in "U:\xampp\apache\bin". The former is for PHP CLI.

Answer 3

call phpinfo() function or in CLI php -i and check "Loaded Configuration File" to see exact php.ini file loaded