diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 37894b4764314..a80e0cd7bf5a8 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
 	PHP_INI_ENTRY_EX("highlight.string",		HL_STRING_COLOR,	PHP_INI_ALL,	NULL,			php_ini_color_displayer_cb)
 
 	STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY_EX("display_errors",		"1",		PHP_INI_ALL,		OnUpdateDisplayErrors,	display_errors,			php_core_globals,	core_globals, display_errors_mode)
-	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("display_startup_errors",	"0",	PHP_INI_ALL,		OnUpdateBool,			display_startup_errors,	php_core_globals,	core_globals)
+	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("display_startup_errors",	"1",	PHP_INI_ALL,		OnUpdateBool,			display_startup_errors,	php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("enable_dl",			"1",		PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateBool,			enable_dl,				php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("expose_php",			"1",		PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateBool,			expose_php,				php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("docref_root", 			"", 		PHP_INI_ALL,		OnUpdateString,			docref_root,			php_core_globals,	core_globals)
diff --git a/php.ini-development b/php.ini-development
index bceca380ad948..9f442df003fb2 100644
--- a/php.ini-development
+++ b/php.ini-development
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 ;   Production Value: Off
 
 ; display_startup_errors
-;   Default Value: Off
+;   Default Value: On
 ;   Development Value: On
 ;   Production Value: Off
 
@@ -473,11 +473,9 @@ error_reporting = E_ALL
 display_errors = On
 
 ; The display of errors which occur during PHP's startup sequence are handled
-; separately from display_errors. PHP's default behavior is to suppress those
-; errors from clients. Turning the display of startup errors on can be useful in
-; debugging configuration problems. We strongly recommend you
-; set this to 'off' for production servers.
-; Default Value: Off
+; separately from display_errors. We strongly recommend you set this to 'off'
+; for production servers to avoid leaking configuration details.
+; Default Value: On
 ; Development Value: On
 ; Production Value: Off
 ; http://php.net/display-startup-errors
diff --git a/php.ini-production b/php.ini-production
index 6f696246e7317..81c0319a35d2d 100644
--- a/php.ini-production
+++ b/php.ini-production
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 ;   Production Value: Off
 
 ; display_startup_errors
-;   Default Value: Off
+;   Default Value: On
 ;   Development Value: On
 ;   Production Value: Off
 
@@ -475,11 +475,9 @@ error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT
 display_errors = Off
 
 ; The display of errors which occur during PHP's startup sequence are handled
-; separately from display_errors. PHP's default behavior is to suppress those
-; errors from clients. Turning the display of startup errors on can be useful in
-; debugging configuration problems. We strongly recommend you
-; set this to 'off' for production servers.
-; Default Value: Off
+; separately from display_errors. We strongly recommend you set this to 'off'
+; for production servers to avoid leaking configuration details.
+; Default Value: On
 ; Development Value: On
 ; Production Value: Off
 ; http://php.net/display-startup-errors