Config File

[TashaAT]

I have an application that needs me to go and put the DB settings manually.

Can I do this?

Write a config file like this:

define('DB_SERVER', '');

  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '');

  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '');

  define('DB_DATABASE', '');

  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');

  define('STORE_SESSIONS', '');

 

Put the information in and on every page put this:

require('configure.php');

 

And is there an easier / better way to do it?

[alco19357]

yes or to save constants you can do an array

 

$databaseInfo = array(
  "host"  =>  "localhost",
  "user"  =>  "myuser",
  "pass" =>  "password",
  "db"  =>  "database",
  "pconn"  =>  false,
  "store_sess"  =>  ""
);

 

Then add an include 'config.php'; to each page and just use this where needed

$databaseInfo["host"], etc.

[cooldude832]

Constants are designed for things that don't change so I don't see how that is wasting constants.

 

Or is it somehow wasting them cause I do exactly that I have tons of constants usually so if I change table names/dbs etc everything always syncs.

[alco19357]

You can use either one. It really doesn't matter. I guess maybe I just like to keep stuff in a organized coherent fashion, aligning alike terms together. However, you can use either a constant or an array.