How to switch config files

[Kristi Wright]

I'm impressed with Alloy 0.7.3b and am considering using it for a
project later this year. I see that Alloy lets you load host-specific
config files. I run my development and staging environments from
different ports on the same host and I need different config files for
each. What's the best way to do that?

[Vance Lucas]

The current config does not take ports into account - just the network hostname. I would recommend putting some logic in your PHP config file that includes other config files or sets other config values based on the port.

Something like:

# app/config/<hostname>/app.php

$port = $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'];

if('80' == $port) {

    return require 'development.php';

} elseif('81' == $port) {

    return require 'production.php';

}

Edge cases like these are exactly why I like to keep all config and routing in PHP instead of XML, YAML, INI, or any other format. With PHP, it's fairly easy to come up with a workaround for a missing feature :).

Hope that helps!

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Vance Lucas
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