Edit the php.ini file

The final step in the Apache installation is to update the configuration settings in the php.ini file. The output buffering, error display, and location of the ionCube loader are updated in the php.ini file in the Apache bin folder (located in the xampp\apache folder).

Note: The ionCube loader is located in the ionCube folder (located in xampp\htdocs\awm\ioncube).

To Edit the php.ini File:

1. Open the php.ini file found in the Apache bin folder. The Apache folder is created in the XAMPP folder during installation (for example, C:\Program Files\xampp\apache\bin\php.ini)
2. Locate the Output_buffering = Off entry and change to Output_buffering = 4096
3. Locate the display_errors = On entry and change to display_errors = off
4. Locate the ZEND entries and add the reference to the ioncube loader as the first entry:

   zend_extension_ts = "[drive]:\[path]\ioncube_loader_win[php flavor].dll"

   where [drive] and [path] locate the loader, and [php flavor] is the ioncube version, for example:

   zend_extension_ts = "C:\xampp\htdocs\awm\ioncube\ioncube_loader_win_5.2.dll"

5. Save the changes to the file

Restart the Apache server, or your machine, after the file has been updated and login to Author-it Website Manager.