php.ini Directive: sqlite3.defensive December 18, 2022 by admin php.ini directive Name: sqlite3.defensive Default: 1 Changeable: PHP_INI_USER Changelog: Available as of PHP 7.2.17 and 7.3.4 for libsqlite ≥ 3.26.0. Prior to PHP 8.2.0 this setting was changeable only as PHP_INI_SYSTEM.