Comments on: How To Use Custom ini Files With PHP

By: Frans

Frans — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:42:03 +0000

You could partially alleviate that problem from happening by storing the file as config.ini.php. On the first line, put the following:

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Of course, nothing beats proper permissions.

By: Stanley

Stanley — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:19:56 +0000

Nice and simple. I was looking for this just few days ago, but I also needed some way to WRITE into config file, not only read it. I use some custom-written class, do you know about any more “standard” solution? Thanks

By: Drew Douglass

Drew Douglass — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:16 +0000

Thanks Eric, glad you liked the article.

You’ve given me a great idea for a future article, stay tuned!

By: Eric Barb

Eric Barb — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:43:46 +0000

This a great introduction. Do you have any more in depth articles on doing this, such as with a php file, and any other best practices? I just started learning PHP and surprisingly am having trouble finding good help. Something like a config.php file, or in wordpress I think it’s called wp-config.php

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By: Drew Douglass

Drew Douglass — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:12:25 +0000

Hey Gaya,

Your absolutely right about being careful with this on a live server, I think the same goes for any configuration style, just make sure the appropriate permissions and precautions are set and you’re good to go. Thanks for your comment buddy

By: Gaya

Gaya — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:58:23 +0000

I’ve never used ini files for config values in php. Can you call ini files to your browser and do they appear in plain-text? If so; be careful and don’t put the file anywhere in you web root.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:29:26 +0000

Great article! Thanks!