how to increase limit of max input vars in php.ini

To increase in max_input_vars in php.ini follow the steps below.

• SSH server as root user.

• Locate you php.ini file commonly it is in /usr/local/lib/

• vi /usr/local/lib/php.ini

• search line max_input_time if doesn't exist add it, 5000 is the value i have used.

• max_input_time = 5000

• Save and exit

• Restart httpd service

• service httpd restart

Check current settings for max_input_vars, We can also check the same using phpinfo for steps to create phpinfo file refer the link.

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root@server [~]# php -i | grep max_input_vars
max_input_vars => 5000 => 5000
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In above case 5000 is the value set in the php.ini, Any changes made in php.ini are server wide.