Does PHP allow *.properties file as in Java?

Is there a way to use a *.properties file in PHP as you do in Java? I'd like to store some application-level constants in a properties or XML file and easily call them from throughout my code. Your guidance is much appreciated. Thanks.

What language is .properties file?

properties is a file extension for files mainly used in Java-related technologies to store the configurable parameters of an application. They can also be used for storing strings for Internationalization and localization; these are known as Property Resource Bundles.

How do I use .properties file?

The Properties file can be used in Java to externalize the configuration and to store the key-value pairs. The Properties. load() method of Properties class is convenient to load . properties file in the form of key-value pairs.

Can we write to properties file in Java?

In Plain Java A properties file consists of key-value pairs of string type. We can write values to a properties file in plain Java using the Properties class.

PHP can natively load and parse .ini files using parse_ini_file().

You can also set up constants in an include file using define().

If you're set on XML, look into PHP's XML functionality. The simplest solution is probably to use SimpleXML.