Checking your PHP settings with phpinfo()

phpinfo() is the PHP function that outputs your current PHP settings.

It may be useful if you're installing or configuring PHP and want to check if everything is fine, or if you're troubleshooting a problem connected with PHP.

1. Create an info.php page in your site that contains the following:
   <?php
   phpinfo();
   ?>
   Use a plain text editor for this, e.g. Notepad or Notepad++. Do not use Word or Wordpad for this!
2. Open it in your browser, e.g. if you put the file to the web root folder, open http://www.yourwebsite.com/info.php
3. You'll get something like this: