What are the potential consequences of not being able to modify the PHP ini settings on a hosting platform?

If you are unable to modify the PHP ini settings on a hosting platform, you may not be able to adjust important configurations such as memory limits, execution time, or upload file size limits. This can lead to issues with your PHP scripts not running properly or hitting limitations that could affect the functionality of your website or application. To work around this limitation, you can try using ini_set() function within your PHP scripts to temporarily override specific ini settings. However, keep in mind that this method may not work for all settings and could be restricted by the hosting platform.

// Example of using ini_set() to temporarily adjust memory limit
ini_set('memory_limit', '256M');