Custom Global Variables
Development and Programming
I was following this article here: https://u.expressionengine.com/article/custom-global-variables-using-the-config-file
But it does not see me to work for me.
I added the example code in: /expressionengine/user/config.php
Then tried a variable, but I just get the variable printed in my template, such as:
{global:some_api_key}
Instead of the actual value.
vw000 , I’m not sure if there’s some special that Brian has in his environment that allows him to do that in his config.php file, but that always only works for me in my /index.php file. There’s even a section in there for custom variables.
You might need to add this at the beginning:
global $assign_to_config;I’m not sure if the global part is required, but it’s what I have in one particular environment.
The final code in your config.php file would look like this
global $assign_to_config;
$default_global_vars = [
'global:disabled_params' => 'disable="trackbacks|pagination|member_data"',
'global:disabled_params_all' => 'disable="trackbacks|pagination|member_data|category_fields|categories|custom_fields"',
'global:disabled_params_strict' => 'disable="trackbacks|pagination|member_data|category_fields|categories"',
'global:blog_category_groups' => '2|3|5|6',
'global:some_api_key' => '98ufahaskdfnasd312',
];
if (!isset($assign_to_config['global_vars'])) {
$assign_to_config['global_vars'] = [];
}
$assign_to_config['global_vars'] = array_merge(
$default_global_vars,
$assign_to_config['global_vars']
);yep. that seems to be the missing piece. I add that line to my config and can now use this in my config.php file. Nice work Brian.
Thank you, Brian, I will test it out again.
Is there any preference on the position? Top of config or bottom? I assume not, since it just parses the code in the file regardless where it’s located.