Re: ini_get() vs. get_cfg_var()

Hi Zeev! On Fri, 02 Feb 2001, Zeev Suraski wrote: > get_cfg_var() is an old PHP 3.0 era function, that returns the value for a > directive in the php.ini file. This value may be valid or invalid, > depending on whether it was overwritten by other configuration methods > (e.g., httpd.conf or .htaccess). This function will always return the > value that was typed in php.ini, if any. > > ini_get() is a new PHP 4.0 function, that uses the new INI subsystem > introduced in 4.0. It will always return the active value, and not > necessarily the value that was in the php.ini. Generally, unless you're > writing a script that actually deals with the php.ini file, you should > always use this function and not get_cfg_var(). > That was also my guess, thank you very much for clarifing on it :) I was mislead by the ini prefix, and though it refers only to the php.ini file. So the ini_get() will return the local' value not the master' one. Good to know. -- teodor