#28793 [Opn->Asn]: php.ini settings should be able to read other php.ini settings

ID: 28793 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: bero at arklinux dot org -Status: Open +Status: Assigned Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.0.0RC3 -Assigned To: +Assigned To: andrei New Comment: This is on our list for 5.1 already. Assigning this request to Andrei as he has a patch for it already. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-06-15 16:19:21] bero at arklinux dot org Description: ------------ This may not make a lot of sense at first look, but it makes perfect sense if you're using a CONFIG_FILE_SCAN_DIR and trying to install a number of 3rd party modules: php.ini settings should be able to reference other php.ini settings Example: [CONFIG_FILE_SCAN_DIR is set to /etc/php.d] /etc/php.ini has include_path=.;/usr/local/php-includes /etc/php.d/3rdpartymodule.ini has include_path=/opt/3rdpartymodule /etc/php.d/anothermodule.ini has include_path=/usr/local/anothermodule These are mutually exclusive --- to reduce the administrator workload of changing include_path for every 3rd party module (what CONFIG_FILE_SCAN_DIR was all about in the first place), it would be really nice if a 3rd party config file could just do include_path += /opt/3rdpartymodule or include_path = $include_path:/opt/3rdpartymodule ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=28793&edit=1