get_php_ini_directives

What get_php_ini_directives does on cPanel MCP Server

AI agents call get_php_ini_directives to retrieve information from cPanel MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why get_php_ini_directives is rated Low

This tool retrieves configuration data (PHP INI directives) from the hosting account without modifying, executing, or deleting anything. It is purely informational. Severity is medium rather than low because PHP configuration details could reveal sensitive information about the hosting environment (e.g., enabled extensions, memory limits, security settings) that an attacker could exploit, but the tool itself…

From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_php_ini_directives' and description 'Get current PHP INI directives for the account' indicate data retrieval with no modification. The verb 'Get' and lack of any write/execute/delete language confirms read-only behavior.

The rule that runs get_php_ini_directives safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and cPanel MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_php_ini_directives, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_php_ini_directives": {}
  }
}

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