These modes determine when and where a PHP directive may or may not be set, and each directive within the manual refers to one of these modes. For example, some settings may be set within a PHP script using ini_set() , whereas others may require php.ini or httpd.conf.
For example, the
output_buffering setting
is INI_PERDIR
therefore it may not be set using
ini_set() . However, the
display_errors directive is
INI_ALL
therefore it may be set anywhere,
including with ini_set() .
INI_USER
(int )
INI_PERDIR
(int )
INI_SYSTEM
(int )
INI_ALL
(int )