"Use of undefined constant MYSQL_SERVER_1 - assumed 'MYSQL_SERVER_1'"

[cgm225]

I have a front controller that I use to serve up pages (all class code included at bottom of post), and within that class I am trying to access some constants (that specify my database configurations) found outside the class in a configuration file.  However, I continue to get "Use of undefined constant MYSQL_SERVER_1 - assumed 'MYSQL_SERVER_1'" type errors.  Is this a scope issue?

 

Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Index.php5

    include_once PAGE_DIR . "/GeneralConfigurations.php5";
   
    //Requiring the front controller class
    require_once PAGE_DIR . "/FrontController.php5";

    FrontController::createInstance()->dispatch();

 

 

GeneralConfigurations.php5

    define(MYSQL_SERVER_1, "mysql.internal");
    define(MYSQL_SERVER_1_USERNAME, "user");
    define(MYSQL_SERVER_1_PASSWORD, "pass");

 

 

FrontController.php5

require_once PAGE_DIR . "/ActionController.php5";

class FrontController {

    //Checking if the PAGE_DIR variable is defined
    public static function createInstance() {
        if (!defined("PAGE_DIR")) {
            exit("Critical error: Cannot proceed without PAGE_DIR.");
        }
        
        
        $instance = new self();
        return $instance;
    }

    public function dispatch() {

        //The next two lines are ternary operators, a sort of short-hand for if-else
        $module= !empty($_GET["module"]) ? $_GET["module"] : "home";
        $action = !empty($_GET["action"]) ? $_GET["action"] : "index";

        //example GuestbookActions
        $class = ucfirst($module) . "Actions";

        //e.g. guestbook/GuestbookActions.php5
        $file = PAGE_DIR . "/" . $module . "/" . $class . ".php5";
        if (!is_file($file)) {
            exit("Module not found by FrontController Class: Dispatch Function");
        }

        //Requiring the Actions file
        require_once $file;

        //Creating a new object
        $controller = new $class();
        //Using the setName variable from the ActionController class in ActionController.php5
        $controller->setName($module);
        //Checks if the method exists, then runs the displayView action
        $controller->dispatchAction($action);
    }
}   

 

ActionController.php5

abstract class ActionController {

    protected $name;
    protected $viewData = array();

    public function setName($name) {
        $this->name = $name;
    }

    public function getName() {
        return $this->name;
    }

    //This function places a value in the $viewData array at the postion indicated by the key
    public function setVar($key, $value) {
        $this->viewData[$key] = $value;
    }

    //This returns a value from the array located at the key value
    public function getVar($key) {
        if (array_key_exists($key, $this->viewData)) {
            return $this->viewData[$key];
        }
    }

    //method_exists checks if the class method exists in the given object, then runs the displayView function if exists
    public function dispatchAction($action) {
        $actionMethod = "do" . ucfirst($action);
        if (!method_exists($this, $actionMethod)) {
            exit("Page not found by ActionController dispatchAction()");
        }

        $this->$actionMethod();
        $this->displayView($action);
    }

    public function displayView($action) {
        if (!is_file(PAGE_DIR . "/" . $this->getName() . "/" . $action . "View.php5")) {
            exit("Page not found by ActionController displayView() ");
        }

        //Create variables for the template
        foreach ($this->viewData as $key => $value) {
            $$key = $value;
        }

        include PAGE_DIR . "/" . $this->getName() . "/" . $action . "View.php5";
    }

    public function __set($key, $value)  {
        $this->setVar($key, $value);
    }

    public function __get($key) {
        return $this->getVar($key);
    }
}

 

[cgm225]

Solved

 

I needed quotes in the define functions...    :-X