Where to place general global variables?

[eluser]chefnelone[/eluser]
[quote author="samota" date="1266805189"]Hooks are great if you want to "hack" CI permanently. My_controller allows you to ADD to CI + gives you the flexibility to change everything you want any time you want. If you build your My_controller into most of your controller, you know that whenever you need to change something globally, you have one place to do that.
I personally see hooks as a little bit more 'hidden' solution.
I use hooks when I have a deleted page or method and I want to permanently (forever) redirect users to another page.
And generally, My_controller is easier to manage and maintain because it ends up being the core of your website if you construct it properly.[/quote]

Thanks for the explanation. ;-)