get_cfg

Description

string get_cfg_var ( string varname )

Returns the current value of the PHP configuration variable specified by varname, or FALSE if an error occurs.

It will not return configuration information set when the PHP was compiled, or read from an Apache configuration file (using the php3_configuration_option directives).

To check whether the system is using a configuration file, try retrieving the value of the cfg_file_path configuration setting. If this is available, a configuration file is being used.

See also ini_get().

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digitalife at 163 dot com
18-Jan-2003 05:51


ini_get() return the current value of the configuration option.

But the get_cfg_var() always get the value from config file, php.ini.  

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In PHP4.3.0I test this in WindowXPI found the Get_Cfg_Var() and ini_get() is same return the current value of the configuration,not from config file php.ini NOW!!!

verdana at php dot net
05-Dec-2002 02:16


ini_get() return the current value of the configuration option.

But the get_cfg_var() always get the value from config file, php.ini.



This is the test code:



ini_set('sendmail_from', 'verdana@263.net');



echo '<br /> <br />';



echo '<br /> Current Value:';

var_dump(ini_get('sendmail_from'));



echo '<br /> Value in cfg file:';

var_dump(get_cfg_var('sendmail_from'));

matt at ibforums dot com
29-May-2002 07:43


If you are using PHP 4.0+ (and if not, why not!) use ini_get().



This will return the local value - even if you've set it via apache in http.conf as I did during testing.

eric dot kidd at pobox dot com
12-Aug-2000 06:13


As implemented, this function is an odd wart--it calls cfg_get_string, which returns the value originally set in the config file, if any.





Unfortunately, you almost never want to know the original value in the config file. Instead, you want to know the value currently in effect. (These two values can be different if you have no php.ini file, or if you're setting options in httpd.conf or .htaccess files.)





To get the current value of a configuration option you should use ini_get() instead

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