How to edit the php.ini file in MAMP(MAC)

Select PHPinfo on your start screen of MAMP to see which version is running on your machine before editing or you may end up editing the wrong php.ini file. Once on the phpInfo page do a search for “php.ini” and look at the file location. Second, Depending on your php.ini settings, everyone uses different ones, you MUST restart MAMP for the changes to show up.

Where is the php.ini file located?

/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.2.17/conf/php.ini
or
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/conf/php.ini