Increase PHP max_input_vars via web.config in IIS

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I have a simple wordpress web site under a windows hosting, I know that a Linux environment is better for wp but I need windows for another ASP.NET application. Anyway wordpress show me an error message about

max_input_vars

set to 1000 and this value should be 4000, I can't edit the

php.ini

then I would like to know if is it possible to set this value in the

web.config

, I know that in Apache it can be set in the

.htaccess

so I hope that can be done in the

web.config

as well.

Thanks in advice!

<strong>EDIT</strong>

I have found a solution: I create a

php.ini

file with

max_input_vars=4000

and I added it to wp-admin folder after that the error message disappear and checking the environment setting by PHP Settings wordpress plugin the

max_input_vars

value is 4000, I don't know if this is a best practice, but works, if someone has a better solution please explain it.

Thanks!