Do I need to restart Apache after changing the php.ini file?

Question

If I make a change to a setting in the php.ini file - do I need to restart Apache in order for it to take effect?

Answer 1

It depends on what OS and version you are running.

I am running Apache/2.4.29 under Ubuntu.

PHP Version 7.2.24.

I restart apache with the following command and the restart is needed after modifying the php.ini file:

sudo service apache2 restart