Question: I am installing Magento 2 on Bitnami WAMP Stack. However, soon after starting the installation it throws a list of errors and I am unable to fix this one:

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> PHP Settings Check  
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>  Your PHP Version is 5.6.20, but always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data = 0. $HTTP\_RAW\_POST\_DATA is deprecated from PHP 5.6 onwards and will be removed in PHP 7.0. This will stop the installer from running. Please open your php.ini file and set always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data to -1. If you need more help please call your hosting provider.
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I have checked the php.ini but the `always_populate_raw_post_data` is already set `-1`.

I also ran php.info, it shows this:
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F17nu.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/F17nu.jpg)

Where's the problem?

Answer: 
Well making changes in the `php.ini` or adding php parameter in the `.htaccess` didn't resolve my issue .   

I created `.user.ini` file on the web directory root and added this :
**always\_populate\_raw\_post\_data = -1**

Volla! issue was resolved. Let me know if you guys have any question.
Remove semicolon(**`;`**) before `always_populate_raw_post_data` in `php.ini` file. Make sure you are changing in correct loaded configuration file.