# Mautic Installation - Environment Check - always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-installation-environment-check-always-populate-raw-post-data/7296>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [January 27, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-installation-environment-check-always-populate-raw-post-data/7296 "2017-01-27T16:02:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mmorris](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mmorris)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-installation-environment-check-always-populate-raw-post-data/7296/1 "2017-01-27T16:02:29Z")

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I am receiving this error message at the Mautic Installation - Environment Check screen:

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PHP version 5.6.x requires the PHP configuration directive always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data be set to -1. This is handled automatically by the .htaccess file when using Apache and mod\_php5, but must be set manually in php.ini for other server configurations. Please add 'always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data = -1' to your php.ini and restart your web server.

  
My server has "always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data" set to "on". Not sure what to do here, any advice?

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**Author:** ![mmorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mmorris](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mmorris)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-installation-environment-check-always-populate-raw-post-data/7296/2 "2017-01-27T16:02:29Z")

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I am receiving this error message at the Mautic Installation - Environment Check screen:

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> PHP version 5.6.x requires the PHP configuration directive always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data be set to -1. This is handled automatically by the .htaccess file when using Apache and mod\_php5, but must be set manually in php.ini for other server configurations. Please add ‘always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data = -1’ to your php.ini and restart your web server.

My server has “always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data” set to “on”. Not sure what to do here, any advice?

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**Author:** ![mmorris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mmorris](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mmorris)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-installation-environment-check-always-populate-raw-post-data/7296/3 "2017-01-27T16:38:31Z")

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Never mind, I figured out how to SSH in and change the “on” to “-1”. It works now.