php_value, php_flag, php_admin_value, php_admin_flag

• php_value name value
  Sets the value of the specified directive. Can be used only with PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives. To clear a previously set value use none as the value. Note: Don't use php_value to set boolean values. php_flag (see below) should be used instead.
• php_flag name on|off
  Used to set a boolean configuration directive. Can be used only with PHP_INI_ALL and PHP_INI_PERDIR type directives.
• php_admin_value name value
  Sets the value of the specified directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with php_admin_value can not be overridden by .htaccess or virtualhost directives. To clear a previously set value use none as the value.
• php_admin_flag name on|off
  Used to set a boolean configuration directive. This can not be used in .htaccess files. Any directive type set with php_admin_flag can not be overridden by .htaccess or virtualhost directives.

 

http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net/techblog/article/whats_the_deal_with_php_value_php_admin_flag_etc/