apache passing value to php

[go-tard]

Hello,

I'm wondering if there's a way to pass a value from apache to php
through httpd.conf. I've noticed that php settings can be changed
using php_value. Is there a way to send a value that is not one of the
settings to php in this way? Something like:

php_value my_dogs_name "sparky"

Then $my_dogs_name becomes globally accessible to all scripts on the
server. Specifically, I'd like to keep the name of the mysql db name
in the portion of httpd.conf associated with the virtual server that
uses it. I don't think I can use any of the php_value mysql.* settings
because I'm using PEAR DB. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Chung Leong]

See http://www.phpfreaks.com/apache_manu...d/mod_env.html

The value set would be in the $_ENV array.

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Hello,

I'm wondering if there's a way to pass a value from apache to php
through httpd.conf. I've noticed that php settings can be changed
using php_value. Is there a way to send a value that is not one of the
settings to php in this way? Something like:

php_value my_dogs_name "sparky"

Then $my_dogs_name becomes globally accessible to all scripts on the
server. Specifically, I'd like to keep the name of the mysql db name
in the portion of httpd.conf associated with the virtual server that
uses it. I don't think I can use any of the php_value mysql.* settings
because I'm using PEAR DB. Any ideas? Thanks!

[Andy Hassall]

On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:48:38 -0500, "Chung Leong" <ch***********@hotmail.com>
wrote:

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I'm wondering if there's a way to pass a value from apache to php
through httpd.conf. I've noticed that php settings can be changed
using php_value. Is there a way to send a value that is not one of the
settings to php in this way? Something like:

php_value my_dogs_name "sparky"

Then $my_dogs_name becomes globally accessible to all scripts on the
server. Specifically, I'd like to keep the name of the mysql db name
in the portion of httpd.conf associated with the virtual server that
uses it. I don't think I can use any of the php_value mysql.* settings
because I'm using PEAR DB. Any ideas? Thanks!

See http://www.phpfreaks.com/apache_manu...d/mod_env.html

The value set would be in the $_ENV array.

Actually, having just tried it, it ends up in the $_SERVER array.

Possibly because it only adds it to the environment for CGI scripts and not
modules (which run inside the Apache process rather than as a subprocess). But
there appears to be some mechanism in place that passes values from SetEnv to
$_SERVER when running PHP as an Apache module.
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[Chung Leong]

Uzytkownik "Andy Hassall" <an**@andyh.co.uk> napisal w wiadomosci
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See http://www.phpfreaks.com/apache_manu...d/mod_env.html

The value set would be in the $_ENV array.
Actually, having just tried it, it ends up in the $_SERVER array.

Possibly because it only adds it to the environment for CGI scripts and

not modules (which run inside the Apache process rather than as a subprocess). But there appears to be some mechanism in place that passes values from SetEnv to $_SERVER when running PHP as an Apache module.

Thanks for the correction. That make sense, since on some platforms (Win32
namely) Apache runs as a single process.

[go-tard]

Thanks very much for your help. I've tried this and haven't found the
value available in either $_ENV or $_SERVER. I think I'm running php
as an apache module. Is there something I need to do to get this value
put into $_SERVER. Thanks.

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See http://www.phpfreaks.com/apache_manu...d/mod_env.html

The value set would be in the $_ENV array.

Actually, having just tried it, it ends up in the $_SERVER array.

Possibly because it only adds it to the environment for CGI scripts and

not

modules (which run inside the Apache process rather than as a subprocess).

But

there appears to be some mechanism in place that passes values from SetEnv

to

$_SERVER when running PHP as an Apache module.

Thanks for the correction. That make sense, since on some platforms (Win32
namely) Apache runs as a single process.

[Sandman]

In article <2e**************************@posting.google.com >,
go*****@yahoo.ca (go-tard) wrote:

Hello,

I'm wondering if there's a way to pass a value from apache to php
through httpd.conf. I've noticed that php settings can be changed
using php_value. Is there a way to send a value that is not one of the
settings to php in this way? Something like:

php_value my_dogs_name "sparky"

Then $my_dogs_name becomes globally accessible to all scripts on the
server. Specifically, I'd like to keep the name of the mysql db name
in the portion of httpd.conf associated with the virtual server that
uses it. I don't think I can use any of the php_value mysql.* settings
because I'm using PEAR DB. Any ideas? Thanks!

SetEnv my_dogs_name "sparky"
print $_SERVER["my_dogs_name"];

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