Continuing with the Environment Constant - Suggestions

[eluser]xoRiZ[/eluser]
I generally use a development / production switch for my URL, Database, and system_path.


First thing I'm doing in v2.0.1:


/index.php - Replaced the switch that was there; with this.

Code:

if (trim(`hostname`) == 'machine_host')
     {
        define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');
     }
     else
     {
         define('ENVIRONMENT', 'production');
     }

    switch (ENVIRONMENT)
     {
         case 'development':
            error_reporting(E_ALL);
            $system_path = '/var/www/development/framework/v2.0.1';
            $application_folder = '../application';
            break;
            
            
         case 'production':
            error_reporting(0);
            $system_path = '/var/www/framework/v2.0.1';
            $application_folder = '../application';
            break;
    
        default:
            exit('The application environment is not set correctly.');
     }

/application/config/database.php - Set the database settings based on what environment we're in.

Code:

$active_group = 'default';
$active_record = TRUE;

$db['default']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
$db['default']['username'] = '';
$db['default']['password'] = '';
$db['default']['database'] = '';
$db['default']['dbdriver'] = 'mysql';
$db['default']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['default']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['db_debug'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['default']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['default']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['default']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['default']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['default']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['default']['stricton'] = FALSE;

replace with:

Code:

$active_group = ENVIRONMENT;
$active_record = TRUE;


$db['development']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
$db['development']['username'] = '';
$db['development']['password'] = '';
$db['development']['database'] = '';
$db['development']['dbdriver'] = 'mysql';
$db['development']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['development']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
$db['development']['db_debug'] = TRUE;
$db['development']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['development']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['development']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['development']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['development']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['development']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['development']['stricton'] = FALSE;

$db['production']['hostname'] = 'localhost';
$db['production']['username'] = '';
$db['production']['password'] = '';
$db['production']['database'] = '';
$db['production']['dbdriver'] = 'mysql';
$db['production']['dbprefix'] = '';
$db['production']['pconnect'] = TRUE;
$db['production']['db_debug'] = TRUE;
$db['production']['cache_on'] = FALSE;
$db['production']['cachedir'] = '';
$db['production']['char_set'] = 'utf8';
$db['production']['dbcollat'] = 'utf8_general_ci';
$db['production']['swap_pre'] = '';
$db['production']['autoinit'] = TRUE;
$db['production']['stricton'] = FALSE;

I will also set the /application/config/config.php base_url variable based on the environment.


Edit:

The structure I also use is generally more like this (incase anyone is wondering / interested)
/var/www/framework (System / user guide directories)
/var/www/applications/domain.com/application (Contains my full application folder)
/var/www/applications/domain.com/htdocs (Contains my index.php, htaccess and assets folder)

Edit2:
Added /v2.0.1 to framework structure (which is actually what I've converted to using /framework/v####)


Great update guys.


Thanks,
Nick