Where to store config? Flat file or Database?

[BeatificFaith]

I have a PHP script that I created as Open Source. At the current time all configuration and setting options are in the configuration file. Would it be more logical - or better - to just have database settings in the configuration file, and all other settings stored in the database? What is the most common method? Thanks 😃 .

[zabmilenko]

Well, if the config variables are accessed like, all the time every time for every page load, then it is probably faster to do your config like this:

class CONFIG
{
    const DB_HOST = 'blahblah';

// etc..

const DEFAULT_PAGE = 'blahblahblah';
}

echo CONFIG::DB_HOST;

That's the way I prefer, but my goal is to cut down on queries and leave things to the php cache to handle.

I guess it all depends on what you call config info and what scripts need it for which users.