I'm trying to install the moodle cms on debian12 and php8.2.

I have followed the official guide.

I'm trying to set the variable max_input_vars to the value of 5000 editing the system php.ini file at the path /etc/php/apache2/php.ini but both the OS and moodle read the default value of 1000.

I checked that i'm using the right ini file using the phpinfo function I rebooted apache service after editing the php.ini file I checked typos and if the line was duplicated or commented out

Neither moodle nor the OS do recognize the changes i made.

Any idea on how i can let moodle or the system read mine value and no the default one? Thanks