Set php-fpm default configuration file location

Question

I\'ve built from source php + php-fpm + nginx few times.

I\'m used to keep everything inside /usr/local

Hovewer php-fpm config file php-fp

Answer 1

• You can compile php with the --with-config-file-path=PATH compile-time option.

  For your reference PHP Compile-Time Options

• You can use a custom php.ini file using a .htaccess with Apache adding le line

  SetEnv PHPRC /location/todir/containing/phpinifile

• To specify a custom php.ini with NginX check this link

• As you pointed out you can use a CLI directive to choose a different php.ini as well