How to Set PHP Settings per Website or Folder (.user.ini)

Using .user.ini files, you can set different PHP limits for each website or folder.

.user.ini files work with the Apache, Nginx and OpenResty web servers. They are not supported with OpenLiteSpeed, which runs PHP through its own LiteSpeed PHP (LSAPI) and ignores .user.ini files and php_value lines in .htaccess. On OpenLiteSpeed, change the limits for the whole PHP version in PHP > Options instead, or switch to another web server.

Creating a `.user.ini` file

For example, to set custom PHP limits only for a specific website, such as example.net:

Open OpenPanel > Files > File Manager and navigate to the domain's document root (the main folder for that site).
Click New File, enter .user.ini as the name, check Open in File Editor after creation, and then click Create.
In the editor, add the PHP configuration options you want to change. For example:
```
upload_max_filesize = 64M
post_max_size = 64M
max_execution_time = 120
```
Save the file and exit the editor.

Finally, open your website and confirm the changes:

For any PHP site on Apache, Nginx or OpenResty, you can check via phpinfo().
For WordPress, go to Tools > Site Health and verify the new limits are applied.

NOTE: Since the .user.ini is read from public directories, it's contents will be served to anyone requesting it and potentially show them sensitive configuration settings. Block access to it using .htaccess file in Apache, or via Vhost Editor for Nginx/OpenResty.

Creating a .user.ini file​

Creating a `.user.ini` file