diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d12177fb..778162b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -398,6 +398,12 @@ Disable coverage for these reasons:
 - Shared extensions prefixed with `:` are disabled.
 - See [PHP extension support](#heavy_plus_sign-php-extension-support) for more info.
 
+#### `ini-file` (optional)
+
+- Specify the base `php.ini` file.
+- Accepts `production`, `development` or `none`.
+- By default, production `php.ini` file is used.
+
 #### `ini-values` (optional)
 
 - Specify the values you want to add to `php.ini`. 
diff --git a/__tests__/install.test.ts b/__tests__/install.test.ts
index 7f836133..c06d55b4 100644
--- a/__tests__/install.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/install.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ jest.mock('../src/install', () => ({
     const version: string = await utils.parseVersion(
       await utils.getInput('php-version', true)
     );
+    const ini_file: string = await utils.parseIniFile(
+      await utils.getInput('ini-file', false)
+    );
     const tool = await utils.scriptTool(os_version);
     const filename = os_version + (await utils.scriptExtension(os_version));
     return [
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ jest.mock('../src/install', () => ({
       tool,
       filename,
       version,
+      ini_file,
       __dirname
     ].join(' ');
   })
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ function setEnv(
   version: string | number,
   os: string,
   extension_csv: string,
+  ini_file: string,
   ini_values_csv: string,
   coverage_driver: string,
   tools: string
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ function setEnv(
   process.env['php-version'] = version.toString();
   process.env['RUNNER_OS'] = os;
   process.env['extensions'] = extension_csv;
+  process.env['ini-file'] = ini_file;
   process.env['ini-values'] = ini_values_csv;
   process.env['coverage'] = coverage_driver;
   process.env['tools'] = tools;
@@ -62,25 +68,26 @@ function setEnv(
 
 describe('Install', () => {
   it.each`
-    version     | os          | extension_csv | ini_values_csv | coverage_driver | tools        | output
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 7.3 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${'a, b'}     | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${''}        | ${'initial script install extensions set coverage driver edit php.ini bash darwin.sh 7.3 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.4.1'}  | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 7.4 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'8'}      | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.0 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'8.0'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.0 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'8.1'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.1 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'linux'}  | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash linux.sh 7.3 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'linux'}  | ${'a, b'}     | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${'phpunit'} | ${'initial script install extensions add_tool set coverage driver edit php.ini bash linux.sh 7.3 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'latest'} | ${'linux'}  | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash linux.sh 8.1 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.0'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script pwsh win32.ps1 7.0 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${''}         | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script pwsh win32.ps1 7.3 ' + __dirname}
-    ${'7.3'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${'a, b'}     | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${''}        | ${'initial script install extensions set coverage driver edit php.ini pwsh win32.ps1 7.3 ' + __dirname}
+    version     | os          | extension_csv | ini_file         | ini_values_csv | coverage_driver | tools        | output
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${'production'}  | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 7.3 production ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${'a, b'}     | ${'development'} | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${''}        | ${'initial script install extensions set coverage driver edit php.ini bash darwin.sh 7.3 development ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.4.1'}  | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${'none'}        | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 7.4 none ' + __dirname}
+    ${'8'}      | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${''}            | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.0 production ' + __dirname}
+    ${'8.0'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${'development'} | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.0 development ' + __dirname}
+    ${'8.1'}    | ${'darwin'} | ${''}         | ${'none'}        | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash darwin.sh 8.1 none ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'linux'}  | ${''}         | ${'invalid'}     | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash linux.sh 7.3 production ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'linux'}  | ${'a, b'}     | ${'development'} | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${'phpunit'} | ${'initial script install extensions add_tool set coverage driver edit php.ini bash linux.sh 7.3 development ' + __dirname}
+    ${'latest'} | ${'linux'}  | ${''}         | ${'none'}        | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script bash linux.sh 8.1 none ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.0'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${''}         | ${'production'}  | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script pwsh win32.ps1 7.0 production ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${''}         | ${'development'} | ${''}          | ${''}           | ${''}        | ${'initial script pwsh win32.ps1 7.3 development ' + __dirname}
+    ${'7.3'}    | ${'win32'}  | ${'a, b'}     | ${'none'}        | ${'a=b'}       | ${'x'}          | ${''}        | ${'initial script install extensions set coverage driver edit php.ini pwsh win32.ps1 7.3 none ' + __dirname}
   `(
     'Test install on $os for $version with extensions=$extension_csv, ini_values=$ini_values_csv, coverage_driver=$coverage_driver, tools=$tools',
     async ({
       version,
       os,
       extension_csv,
+      ini_file,
       ini_values_csv,
       coverage_driver,
       tools,
@@ -90,6 +97,7 @@ describe('Install', () => {
         version,
         os,
         extension_csv,
+        ini_file,
         ini_values_csv,
         coverage_driver,
         tools
diff --git a/__tests__/utils.test.ts b/__tests__/utils.test.ts
index daeb4e46..6772f6d0 100644
--- a/__tests__/utils.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/utils.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ describe('Utils tests', () => {
     expect(await utils.parseVersion('4.x')).toBe(undefined);
   });
 
+  it('checking parseIniFile', async () => {
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('production')).toBe('production');
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('development')).toBe('development');
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('none')).toBe('none');
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('php.ini-production')).toBe('production');
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('php.ini-development')).toBe('development');
+    expect(await utils.parseIniFile('invalid')).toBe('production');
+  })
+
   it('checking asyncForEach', async () => {
     const array: Array<string> = ['a', 'b', 'c'];
     let concat = '';
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 35916dc0..aec1d44b 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ inputs:
   extensions:
     description: 'Setup PHP extensions.'
     required: false
+  ini-file:
+    description: 'Set base ini file.'
+    default: 'production'
+    required: false
   ini-values:
     description: 'Add values to php.ini.'
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 234c64a2..be1868ce 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -472,12 +472,13 @@ async function run() {
             return;
         }
         const version = await utils.parseVersion(await utils.getInput('php-version', true));
+        const ini_file = await utils.parseIniFile(await utils.getInput('ini-file', false));
         if (version) {
             const os_version = process.platform;
             const tool = await utils.scriptTool(os_version);
             const script = os_version + (await utils.scriptExtension(os_version));
             const location = await getScript(script, version, os_version);
-            await (0, exec_1.exec)(await utils.joins(tool, location, version, __dirname));
+            await (0, exec_1.exec)(await utils.joins(tool, location, version, ini_file, __dirname));
         }
         else {
             core.setFailed('Unable to get the PHP version');
@@ -911,7 +912,7 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     return result;
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.parseExtensionSource = exports.customPackage = exports.scriptTool = exports.scriptExtension = exports.joins = exports.getCommand = exports.getUnsupportedLog = exports.suppressOutput = exports.getExtensionPrefix = exports.CSVArray = exports.extensionArray = exports.writeScript = exports.readFile = exports.addLog = exports.stepLog = exports.log = exports.color = exports.asyncForEach = exports.parseVersion = exports.getManifestURL = exports.fetch = exports.getInput = exports.readEnv = void 0;
+exports.parseExtensionSource = exports.customPackage = exports.scriptTool = exports.scriptExtension = exports.joins = exports.getCommand = exports.getUnsupportedLog = exports.suppressOutput = exports.getExtensionPrefix = exports.CSVArray = exports.extensionArray = exports.writeScript = exports.readFile = exports.addLog = exports.stepLog = exports.log = exports.color = exports.asyncForEach = exports.parseIniFile = exports.parseVersion = exports.getManifestURL = exports.fetch = exports.getInput = exports.readEnv = void 0;
 const fs = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(147));
 const https = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(687));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(17));
@@ -992,6 +993,17 @@ async function parseVersion(version) {
     }
 }
 exports.parseVersion = parseVersion;
+async function parseIniFile(ini_file) {
+    switch (true) {
+        case /^(production|development|none)$/.test(ini_file):
+            return ini_file;
+        case /php\.ini-(production|development)$/.test(ini_file):
+            return ini_file.split('-')[1];
+        default:
+            return 'production';
+    }
+}
+exports.parseIniFile = parseIniFile;
 async function asyncForEach(array, callback) {
     for (let index = 0; index < array.length; index++) {
         await callback(array[index], index, array);
diff --git a/src/install.ts b/src/install.ts
index a3c9feae..262ca6aa 100644
--- a/src/install.ts
+++ b/src/install.ts
@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const version: string = await utils.parseVersion(
       await utils.getInput('php-version', true)
     );
+    const ini_file: string = await utils.parseIniFile(
+      await utils.getInput('ini-file', false)
+    );
     if (version) {
       const os_version: string = process.platform;
       const tool = await utils.scriptTool(os_version);
       const script = os_version + (await utils.scriptExtension(os_version));
       const location = await getScript(script, version, os_version);
-      await exec(await utils.joins(tool, location, version, __dirname));
+      await exec(
+        await utils.joins(tool, location, version, ini_file, __dirname)
+      );
     } else {
       core.setFailed('Unable to get the PHP version');
     }
diff --git a/src/scripts/darwin.sh b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
index 67f93253..8dc624a7 100644
--- a/src/scripts/darwin.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/darwin.sh
@@ -195,6 +195,18 @@ php_extra_version() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to set php.ini
+add_php_config() {
+  if ! [ -e "$ini_dir"/php.ini-development ]; then
+    sudo cp "$ini_dir"/php.ini "$ini_dir"/php.ini-development
+  fi
+  if [[ "$ini" = "production" || "$ini" = "development" ]]; then
+    sudo cp "$ini_dir"/php.ini-"$ini" "$ini_dir"/php.ini
+  elif [ "$ini" = "none" ]; then
+    echo '' | sudo tee "${ini_file[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  fi
+}
+
 # Function to Setup PHP.
 setup_php() {
   step_log "Setup PHP"
@@ -234,8 +246,9 @@ setup_php() {
 }
 
 # Variables
-version=$1
-dist=$2
+version=${1:-'8.1'}
+ini=${2:-'production'}
+dist=$3
 php_formula=shivammathur/php/php@"$version"
 brew_path="$(command -v brew)"
 brew_path_dir="$(dirname "$brew_path")"
diff --git a/src/scripts/linux.sh b/src/scripts/linux.sh
index 1491bfbf..82e91e1d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linux.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/linux.sh
@@ -178,6 +178,27 @@ php_extra_version() {
   fi
 }
 
+# Function to set php.ini
+add_php_config() {
+  php_lib_dir=/usr/lib/php/"$version"
+  current_ini="$php_lib_dir"/php.ini-current
+  current=$(cat "$current_ini" 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ "$current" = "$ini" ]; then
+    return;
+  fi
+  if [[ "$ini" = "production" && "x$current" != "xproduction" ]]; then
+    echo "${ini_file[@]}" | xargs -n 1 -P 6 sudo cp "$php_lib_dir"/php.ini-production
+    if [ -e "$php_lib_dir"/php.ini-production.cli ]; then
+      sudo cp "$php_lib_dir"/php.ini-production.cli "$ini_dir"/php.ini
+    fi
+  elif [ "$ini" = "development" ]; then
+    echo "${ini_file[@]}" | xargs -n 1 -P 6 sudo cp "$php_lib_dir"/php.ini-development
+  elif [ "$ini" = "none" ]; then
+    echo '' | sudo tee "${ini_file[@]}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  fi
+  echo "$ini" | sudo tee "$current_ini" >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
+
 # Function to Setup PHP
 setup_php() {
   step_log "Setup PHP"
@@ -226,8 +247,9 @@ setup_php() {
 }
 
 # Variables
-version=$1
-dist=$2
+version=${1:-'8.1'}
+ini=${2:-'production'}
+dist=$3
 debconf_fix="DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive"
 apt_install="sudo $debconf_fix apt-fast install -y --no-install-recommends"
 scripts="${dist}"/../src/scripts
diff --git a/src/scripts/unix.sh b/src/scripts/unix.sh
index c864b583..dbee14e0 100644
--- a/src/scripts/unix.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/unix.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ self_hosted_setup() {
 
 # Function to configure PHP
 configure_php() {
+  add_php_config
   ini_config_dir="${dist:?}"/../src/configs/ini
   ini_files=("$ini_config_dir"/php.ini)
   [[ "$version" =~ $jit_versions ]] && ini_files+=("$ini_config_dir"/jit.ini)
diff --git a/src/scripts/win32.ps1 b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
index 8dcd10a8..1fd2c069 100644
--- a/src/scripts/win32.ps1
+++ b/src/scripts/win32.ps1
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ param (
   [ValidateNotNull()]
   [ValidateLength(1, [int]::MaxValue)]
   [string]
+  $ini = 'production',
+  [Parameter(Position = 2, Mandatory = $true)]
+  [ValidateNotNull()]
+  [ValidateLength(1, [int]::MaxValue)]
+  [string]
   $dist
 )
 
@@ -166,10 +171,18 @@ Function Add-PhpCAInfo {
 
 # Function to set PHP config.
 Function Add-PhpConfig {
+  $current = Get-Content -Path $php_dir\php.ini-current -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+  if($ini -eq 'development' -or ($ini -eq 'production' -and $current -and $current -ne 'production')) {
+    Copy-Item -Path $php_dir\php.ini-$ini -Destination $php_dir\php.ini -Force
+  } elseif ($ini -eq 'none') {
+    Set-Content -Path $php_dir\php.ini -Value ''
+  }
+  Set-Content -Path $php_dir\php.ini-current -Value $ini
   $ini_config_dir = "$dist\..\src\configs\ini"
   $ini_files = @("$ini_config_dir\php.ini")
   $version -match $jit_versions -and ($ini_files += ("$ini_config_dir\jit.ini")) > $null 2>&1
   $version -match $xdebug3_versions -and ($ini_files += ("$ini_config_dir\xdebug.ini")) > $null 2>&1
+  Add-Content -Path $ini_config_dir\php.ini -Value extension_dir=$ext_dir
   Get-Content -Path $ini_files | Add-Content -Path $php_dir\php.ini
 }
 
@@ -257,17 +270,18 @@ if ($null -eq $installed -or -not("$($installed.Version).".StartsWith(($version
         $extra_version = " ($( Get-Content $php_dir\COMMIT ))"
       }
     } else {
-      Install-Php -Version $version -Architecture $arch -ThreadSafe $ts -InstallVC -Path $php_dir -TimeZone UTC -InitialPhpIni Production -Force > $null 2>&1
+      Install-Php -Version $version -Architecture $arch -ThreadSafe $ts -InstallVC -Path $php_dir -TimeZone UTC -InitialPhpIni production -Force > $null 2>&1
     }
+    Add-PhpConfig
   } catch { }
 } else {
-  Set-PhpIniKey -Key 'extension_dir' -Value $ext_dir -Path $php_dir
   if($env:update -eq 'true') {
     Update-Php $php_dir >$null 2>&1
     $status = "Updated to"
   } else {
     $status = "Found"
   }
+  Add-PhpConfig
 }
 
 $installed = Get-Php -Path $php_dir
@@ -282,7 +296,6 @@ if($version -lt "5.5") {
 }
 Enable-PhpExtension -Extension $enable_extensions -Path $php_dir
 Add-PhpCAInfo
-Add-PhpConfig
 Copy-Item -Path $dist\..\src\configs\pm\*.json -Destination $env:RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE
 Write-Output "::set-output name=php-version::$($installed.FullVersion)"
 Add-Log $tick "PHP" "$status PHP $($installed.FullVersion)$extra_version"
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 1692fbc2..bc7992bc 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ export async function parseVersion(version: string): Promise<string> {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Function to parse ini file.
+ *
+ * @param ini_file
+ */
+export async function parseIniFile(ini_file: string): Promise<string> {
+  switch (true) {
+    case /^(production|development|none)$/.test(ini_file):
+      return ini_file;
+    case /php\.ini-(production|development)$/.test(ini_file):
+      return ini_file.split('-')[1];
+    default:
+      return 'production';
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * Async foreach loop
  *