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// find out the include path:
$include_path = ini_get('include_path');To get all configuration variable values in one step, call ini_get_all( ). It returns the variables in an associative array, and each array element is itself an associative array. The second array has three elements: a global value for the setting, a local value, and an access code:
// put all configuration variables in an associative array
$vars = ini_get_all( );
print_r($vars['include_path']);
Array
(
[global_value] => .:/usr/local/lib/php/
[local_value] => .:/usr/local/lib/php/
[access] => 7
)The global_value is the value set from the php.ini file; the local_value is adjusted to account for any changes made in the web server's configuration file, any relevant .htaccess files, and the current script. The value of access is a numeric constant representing the places where this value can be altered. Table 8-3 explains the values for access. Note that the name access is a little misleading in this respect, as the setting's value can always be checked, but not adjusted.
|
Value |
PHP constant |
Meaning |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
PHP_INI_USER |
Any script, using ini_set( ) |
|
2 |
PHP_INI_PERDIR |
Directory level, using .htaccess |
|
4 |
PHP_INI_SYSTEM |
System level, using php.ini or httpd.conf |
|
7 |
PHP_INI_ALL |
Everywhere: scripts, directories, and the system |
A value of 6 means the setting can be changed in both the directory and system level, as 2 + 4 = 6. In practice, there are no variables modifiable only in PHP_INI_USER or PHP_INI_PERDIR, and all variables are modifiable in PHP_INI_SYSTEM, so everything has a value of 4, 6, or 7.
You can also get variables belonging to a specific extension by passing the extension name to ini_get_all( ):
// return just the session module specific variables
$session = ini_get_all('session');By convention, the variables for an extension are prefixed with the extension name and a period. So, all the session variables begin with session. and all the Java variables begin with java., for example.
Since ini_get( ) returns the current value for a configuration directive, if you want to check the original value from the php.ini file, use get_cfg_var( ):
$original = get_cfg_var('sendmail_from'); // have we changed our address?The value returned by get_cfg_var( ) is the same as what appears in the global_value element of the array returned by ini_get_all( ).
Recipe 8.24 on setting configuration variables; documentation on ini_get( ) at http://www.php.net/ini-get, ini_get_all( ) at http://www.php.net/ini-get-all, and get_cfg_var( ) at http://www.php.net/get-cfg-var; a complete list of configuration variables and when they can be modified at http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ini-set.php.
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