I was trying to increase my php memory/upload limits which were not getting changed in WordPress. I finally figured out that I need to restart the php-fpm service in order for my php.ini settings to take effect. Just a not in case I come across this maddening little nuance again…
sudo nano /etc/php.ini
sudo systemctl restart php-fpm.service
I did not appear to need to restart the httpd service. It appears necesarry in my configuration to modify /etc/php.ini (the “local” website php.ini changes did not have an effect)