[SOLVED] "Loading" a config file of sorts?

[OldWolf]

Ok, here's my set up:

 

I have a class that holds all my configuration settings.  What I want to do is have a method called "load" which will load up a file full of configurations.

$config->load('path/file.php');

 

My question is, what's the best method I could use for load, and how should the config file be formatted accordingly?  Everything I've tried has seemed pretty hacked.

 

 

Here's an example of one of my ideas... but I'm not fond of it:

public function load_file($file)
{
	require_once($this->path . $file);

	$this->entries = array_merge($config, $this->entries);

	return true;
}

 

And the file:

$config = array(
'use_db_sessions'	=> true,
'allow_active_sessions'			=> '5',
'db_session_salt'		=>	'This is some yummy salt!',

'guest_id'		=>	0,
'cookie_path'	=>	'/',
'cookie_domain'	=>	'',

'use_persistent_login'	=>	true
);

 

 

As I said, very hacky... is there a cleaner way to do this.  Please and thanks. 

[mrdamien]

Seems fine.

 

How is it 'hacky' ?

What do you want it to look like ?

[OldWolf]

I feel like setting the array in another file, and depending on that array from a require into a method is very hacky.

 

I'm not really sure how to go about it, that just doesn't seem like a dependable way to do it.

[Mchl]

Take a look at Zend_Config.

[OldWolf]

Take a look at Zend_Config.

 

Wow, guess I wasn't too far off. 

 

The idea of returning the array from the file is perfect, and close to my set up which should make it easy.  That's what I think I'll go with.  Thank you.