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| -rw-r--r-- | index.php | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst | 10 |
3 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ * * NOTE: If you change these, also change the error_reporting() code below */ - define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development'); + define('ENVIRONMENT', isset($_SERVER['CI_ENV']) ? $_SERVER['CI_ENV'] : 'development'); /* *--------------------------------------------------------------- * ERROR REPORTING diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index a234d6969..5e09f8c29 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released - General Changes - PHP 5.1.6 is no longer supported. CodeIgniter now requires PHP 5.2.4. + - ``$_SERVER['CI_ENV']`` can now be set to control the ``ENVIRONMENT`` constant. - Added an optional backtrace to php-error template. - Added Android to the list of user agents. - Added Windows 7, Android, Blackberry and iOS to the list of user platforms. diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst index 40725feba..fa1b096e2 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/environments.rst @@ -11,10 +11,16 @@ when "live". The ENVIRONMENT Constant ======================== -By default, CodeIgniter comes with the environment constant set to +By default, CodeIgniter comes with the environment constant set to use +the value provided in ``$_SERVER['CI_ENV']``, otherwise defaults to 'development'. At the top of index.php, you will see:: - define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development'); + define('ENVIRONMENT', isset($_SERVER['CI_ENV']) ? $_SERVER['CI_ENV'] : 'development'); + +This server variable can be set in your .htaccess file, or Apache +config using `SetEnv <https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_env.html#setenv>`_. +Alternative methods are available for nginx and other servers, or you can +remove this logic entirely and set the constant based on the HTTP_HOST or IP. In addition to affecting some basic framework behavior (see the next section), you may use this constant in your own development to |