Codeigniter create custom custom config files

Question

I am using codeigniter and git for this project.

Is it possible to create custom config files for each different developer and between develop and production branch. Because between develop and master branch we have different values for the database login credentials and other variables.

What I hope to achieved is at the config.php in the config folder, have something like $this->load->file('Developer_file')

where 'Developer_file' is the file for each different developer.

What I have now is just lumping all config variables in the config.php file in the config folder, just want to have a cleaner way of doing this.

bottleboot · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-19 09:55:18Z

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I think environments are the way to go here. It is already built in CI so you won't need to make your own system.

I have a similar setup as yours I think: GIT+CI and multiple devs.

You can add as many as you want and easily create separate config files, such as database connections and paths. In your projects index.php you'll define the dev's or sites environments.

define('ENVIRONMENT', 'development');

So you will have a config folder structure like this:

/application
    /config
        /development
        /other-dev
        /staging
        /production

Watch out if you use git that you don't include the index.php in your repo (or at least not with that name). You'll have to upload that one manually.

edited Jul 19, 2013 at 9:55

answered Jul 19, 2013 at 9:40

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kkh Over a year ago

this looks good. so for the index.php i have to git ignore it then?

bottleboot Over a year ago

i'd recommend it yes. otherwise you'll keep overriding each others index files. Since they are the once defining which specific environment you are in.

bottleboot Over a year ago

You could always keep a copy of the index file in the repo under a different name. eg: index_copy.txt That way you can copy that file and rename it when you install your app in a different location.

joni jones · Accepted Answer · 2013-07-19 09:32:28Z

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You can try some think like this:

Add different config files to config folder.
Define in index.php some constant, something like this define('DEVELOPER_TYPE', 'developer');

Change config/autoload.php. Something like this:

switch(DEVELOPER_TYPE){
    case 'developer':
        $autoload['config'] = array('developer_config');
        break;
    case 'tester':
        $autoload['config'] = array('tester_config');
        break;
}

answered Jul 19, 2013 at 9:32

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