Constants Help

[eluser]CI_Newb[/eluser]
I've been trying to figure out how to use the constants.php file to load simple global variables that i need access to application wide but I can't figure out how to use it.

I tried adding to constants.php

Code:

$test_var = "HOPE YOU CAN SEE THIS!";

and tried using it on a view page

Code:

<?php echo $test_var; ?>

But all I got was a undefined variable error.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

[eluser]WanWizard[/eluser]
That is not a constant, that's a normal variable. If you want to make it a constant:

Code:

define('TEST_VAR', 'HOPE YOU CAN SEE THIS!');

[eluser]CI_Newb[/eluser]
is there a different way to call TEST_VAR?

I tried echo'ing it and it didn't work.

[eluser]tonanbarbarian[/eluser]

Code:

<?php echo TEST_VAR; ?>

[eluser]CI_Newb[/eluser]
Awesome, works like a charm!

Thanks for the help

[eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser]
http://php.net/manual/en/language.constants.php