Re: PHP CLI environment variables

On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 13:30:03 +0100 Kjartan Mannes <kjartan@zind.net> wrote: > I just tried using php-cli from the latest cvs and am a little > confused by the placement of shell environment variables. $_ENV is > empty, but the values are stored in $HTTP_SERVER_VARS and $_SERVER. > > Is this the proper behavior? As far as I remember, this a knonw problem due to the variables order or something like that. We ve got it in PEAR a few weeks ago, solved by using a simple: $foo = isset($_ENV['foo'])?$_ENV['foo']:getenv('foo'); See php4/pear/System.php function tmpdir() for others examples. hth pa