Add Variable to $_SERVER array via php.ini

Question

I need to add a variable to the $_SERVER array in a php script. Is there a possibility to do this via the php.ini file? I want to add the variable for all scripts on the webserver, so it's quite inconvenient to add it in each script.

Thanks, TSS

Answer 1

You can set it in your .htaccess or in the apache configuration

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ...
    SetEnv PARAM "VALUE"
    ...
</VirtualHost>

It will be added to the variable $_SERVER['PARAM'].

Answer 2

If you're using Apache, try the SetEnv module.

(you can see more here: Declaring global variable with php.ini)

Answer 3

I can't think of a way to add things to $_SERVER via php.ini (which doesn't mean there's no way to do it).

However, you could add things to $_ENV, server-wide, using SetEnv in httpd.conf (assuming apache, here). There are likely methods for doing this with other web servers, but I'm not sure what they are.