From 991cfa2e5843df05c6295445133882b9f35e3f7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thanasis Polychronakis <thanpolas@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 21:54:35 +0300 Subject: Changed documentation and added note to changelog as per @philsturgeon request --- user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst | 1 + user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst | 12 +++++++----- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'user_guide_src') diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst index da3be3adb..3989b52d2 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released - Added some more doctypes. - Updated all classes to be written in PHP 5 style, with visibility declarations and no ``var`` usage for properties. - Moved error templates to "application/views/errors" + - Global config files are loaded first, then environment ones. Environment config keys overwrite base ones, allowing to only set the keys we want changed per Env. - Helpers diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst index c81cad7b3..08d9c2905 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/config.rst @@ -149,11 +149,13 @@ folders: - Your own custom configuration files .. note:: - CodeIgniter always tries to load the configuration files for - the current environment first. If the file does not exist, the global - config file (i.e., the one in application/config/) is loaded. This means - you are not obligated to place **all** of your configuration files in an - environment folder − only the files that change per environment. + CodeIgniter always loads the global config file first (i.e., the one in application/config/), + then tries to load the configuration files for the current environment. + This means you are not obligated to place **all** of your configuration files in an + environment folder. Only the files that change per environment. Additionally you don't + have to copy **all** the config items in the environment config file. Only the config items + that you wish to change for your environment. The config items declared in your environment + folders always overwrite those in your global config files. Helper Functions ================ -- cgit v1.2.3-24-g4f1b