PHP - How to access database config if values are embedded in an array of another file?

Asked Jul 18 '17 at 18:03

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How can I access database, host, password and username values if they are embedded in an array of another file? In Sample.php I'm trying to reuse the mentioned values from Configuration.php. How to do so? Unfortunately I can't change Configuration.php.

Configuration.php

<?php
return [
    ...
    'DB' => [
        'database' => 'mydatabase',
        'host' => 'myhost',
        'password' => 'mypassword',
        'port' => '',
        'username' => 'myusername',
    ],
    ...
];

Sample.php

<?php

require('../Configuration.php');

$mysqli = new MySQLi($server,$user,$password,$database);

...

asked Jul 18 '17 at 18:03

Philipp M

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Just get array from file `$arr = include('../Configuration.php');` – Ivan Bolnikh Jul 18 '17 at 18:07
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The linked duplicate doesn't explain this, but the `return` means you should store the result in a variable like `$config = include('../Configuration.php');` and then you can read `$config['DB']['host']` – Michael Berkowski Jul 18 '17 at 18:07
@jay-blanchard it is not a duplicate of that question. – axiac Jul 18 '17 at 18:07
Yes it is @axiac. The OP wishes to take an array and separate it into variables for his connection string. If not exact, we can add others. – Jay Blanchard Jul 18 '17 at 18:09
@JayBlanchard have you even read the code of both questions? It is a duplicate, I agree, but not of the question you suggested. – axiac Jul 18 '17 at 18:11
I have read both. I'll add some more dupes. – Jay Blanchard Jul 18 '17 at 18:12
Thanks for the help and links. I got it working. Should I delete the post since it's a duplicate? – Philipp M Jul 18 '17 at 21:19

PHP - How to access database config if values are embedded in an array of another file?

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