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# Setting the max_input_vars directive in .htaccess

> Discover how to adjust PHP's max_input_vars in .htaccess with this concise guide.

This article describes how to change the maximum number of input variables allowed for PHP scripts by using the **max\_input\_vars** directive in an *.htaccess* file.

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## Using the max\_input\_vars directive

PHP obtains input variables from HTML forms (through GET and POST requests), as well as from any cookies enabled on a page. By default, the maximum number of input variables allowed for PHP scripts is set to 1000. You can change this amount by setting the **max\_input\_vars** directive in an *.htaccess* file.

To change the maximum number of input variables allowed for PHP scripts, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your account [using SSH](/docs/using-ssh-secure-shell).

2. Use a text editor to add the following line to the *.htaccess* file. Replace ***1000*** with the maximum number of input variables that you want to allow:

   ```
   php_value max_input_vars 1000
   ```

3. Save the changes to the *.htaccess* file and exit the text editor.

4. To verify that the new setting is active, create a PHP test file that contains the following code in the same directory where the *.htaccess* file is located:

   ```
   <?php phpinfo(); ?>
   ```

5. Load the test file in your web browser, and then search for the name of the directive. The **Local Value** column should display the new setting that you specified in the *.htaccess* file.

## More information

* To view a complete list of PHP directives, please visit [http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php](http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php).

* For more information about the **max\_input\_vars** directive, please visit [http://www.php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php#ini.max-input-vars](http://www.php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php#ini.max-input-vars).

## Related articles

* [Custom .htaccess files for PHP settings](/docs/custom-htaccess-files-for-php-settings)

* [Using PHP directives in custom .htaccess files](/docs/using-php-directives-in-custom-htaccess-files)