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What is .user.ini ?

Some plugins and themes require different PHP settings than those set by default. These settings can be edited through the .user.ini file. The .user.ini file is where you declare changes to your PHP settings. You can use the default settings for the server, change specific settings by editing the existing .user.ini, or create a new text file and name it .user.ini. We previously used php.ini, but no longer use it due to updates with some PHP versions.

The server is already configured with standard settings for PHP that have been selected by our administrators to be the most optimal setting for a majority of our customers. Unless you specifically need to change one or more of the settings, there is no need to create or modify a .user.ini file. If the .user.ini file does not exist in your account, then your site will use the default PHP settings defined on the server.

You can place your .user.ini file in your Web Root (/home/username/public_html).

Common settings in .user.ini that can to be modified:

safe_mode = off

memory_limit = 128M

upload_max_filesize = 128M

post_max_size = 128M

allow_url_fopen = on