Declaring global variable with php.ini

Question

Is it possible to keep variables in php.ini file. Like that we do with the web.config in .net. I like to keep a flag type variable in the php.ini and use it to different pro

Answer 1

The accepted answere also worked for me, with one change.

I didn't test this on earlier versions, but in my environment (php 5.4.22) this doesn't show up in $_ENV, but rather in $_SERVER.

In my .htacess file:

SetEnv PRODUCTION_SERVER 0.  

My php code:

$production="PRODUCTION";
if (!isset($_SERVER['PRODUCTION_SERVER']) || $_SERVER['PRODUCTION_SERVER'] != 1){
    $production="DEVELOPMENT";
}