[RESOLVED] include config file once only

[nuttynibbles]

hi, i stored all configuration data in config.php and i include them in all files that need it. because i need to change the directory of this config file, i realise i need to go to all the files and change the location of this config file. is there a way to include this config file once in a file, then make it available to the rest of the php fles without including it for every individual files??

i was thinking, e.g create a index.php file which include config.php. for all url, i will redirect to this "index.php?id=faq" OR "index.php?id=home".. etc... then by doing some condition, redirect accordingly?? but in this case, all the url doesnt look nice..im not sure how to do it. could someone provide some hints??

tks

[Kerant]

Why is your config file present in all of your files? If you have a website with navigation then it would be better to have a seperate file with the navigation links in it which would be included in every file, then you could have the link to include the config file in the navigation (header?) file.

Sorry if that was confusing.

I know this doesn't solve your current problem but it would probably be better practice for the future.

[Servyces]

Well, you could use an index.php with variables that determine what content is being displayed. If you don't like the way the links look, you can always use the Apache RewriteRule possibility to make them look better.

[NogDog]

You could always set up your site to automatically run the config file before any PHP script is executed via .htaccess (if running under Apache and allowed on your host config):

php_value  auto_prepend_file  /home/username/includes/config.php

[nuttynibbles]

basically the config file contain things like smarty initialisation, some include files, GLOBALS declaration.. etc etc that will be used throughout the different php files.. was wondering any easier way without touching htaccess??