[thelist] Improving my PHP: autoread config files?

[Sarah Adams]

> I'm embarking on a new PHP project and wanted to sound people out for
> something I am certain exists but have difficulty defining or searching for.
> Essentially I am looking for a method to apply PHP instructions based on
> directory in much the same way .htaccess applies to all descendants. I know
> it is possible to define core values read out by PHP globals using plain old
> .htaccess, but I would like to define custom variables, prepend PHP includes
> to files depending on various factors, etc — without having to make explicit
> reference to this configuration file in the files I wish to be affected, or
> vice-versa.

Sounds like you're looking for something like CF's Application.cfm, i.e.
it automatically gets included on each request for a php file.

I'd love to know of something like this myself :)

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sarah adams
web developer & programmer
http://sarah.designshift.com