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Asked: 2026-05-11T02:48:10+00:00

I’m writing an application in PHP that uses a LOT of global variables that

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I’m writing an application in PHP that uses a LOT of global variables that are used throughout the script. Right now, I have a config file that stores a bunch of global variables created by using the define() function, but since I’m going to have so many, would it be better to create a table in the database that is just contains variable names and values, and to access these have a function which queries the database, finds the variable, returns the value, and caches the value for future use.

I’m also welcome to other ideas for storing global variables.

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  1. The define() function creates constants, not global variables. Global variables should be used sparingly as they can be corrupted accidentally (or maliciously!), however constants are perfectly safe.

    I find it easiest to just have a file named ‘config.php’ which sets up all the constants, it’s faster and simpler.

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