PHP Settings not taking effect

[te-gpm]

How can I configure my php environment on the dashbrew base box? I've been trying to set my logging level to warnings only and set the variable accordingly in

• /etc/php5/cli/php.ini
• /etc/php5/fpm/php.ini
• the vhost configuration file under /etc/apache2/sites-enabled
• opt/phpbrew/php/5.4.38/etc/php.ini for a separately loaded php version

and properly restarted and reloaded apache2 but the changes don't seem to take effect. These are the files that either php --ini or phpinfo() give back as their configuration files. Do I need to set it during provisioning?

[te-gpm]

Nevermind, was able to set it in opt/phpbrew/php/5.4.38/etc/php.ini, however the changes only took effect after halting and upping the machine. Beats me why.