Creating a config file in PHP
One simple but elegant way is to create a config.php
file (or whatever you call it) that just returns an array:
<?php
return array(
'host' => 'localhost',
'username' => 'root',
);
And then:
$configs = include('config.php');
Use an INI file is a flexible and powerful solution! PHP has a native function to handle it properly. For example, it is possible to create an INI file like this:
app.ini
[database]
db_name = mydatabase
db_user = myuser
db_password = mypassword
[application]
app_email = [email protected]
app_url = myapp.com
So the only thing you need to do is call:
$ini = parse_ini_file('app.ini');
Then you can access the definitions easily using the $ini
array.
echo $ini['db_name']; // mydatabase
echo $ini['db_user']; // myuser
echo $ini['db_password']; // mypassword
echo $ini['app_email']; // [email protected]
IMPORTANT: For security reasons the INI file must be in a non public folder