Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
Euromark,
Good point. This is an intranet app protected by a SSO sign-on that
sets REMOTE_USER. I am trying to set 3 global variables at the outset
such as REMOTE_USER that will be visible to all other components.
This will include a user-specific identifier that will require a table
lookup.
So the scope/applicability will be "one user" but I am not sure about
the issue of persistence. By adding some of this to bootstrap.php, my
understanding is that it will be run for any executed view calling a
controller+model. If I could set that identifier in a session
variable, I guess that would avoid subsequent table lookups to get
that identifier. Maybe I need to get more comfortable with session
variables, but this is an application with a limited set of users and
very low load, so I might just tolerate some lookup overhead for the
time being to set that identifier.
Thanks for your reply and patience.
J
On Jan 3, 7:46 am, euromark wrote:
> you didnt specify if you want them available app-wide for this request
> ONLY or more persistent
> without knowing that it is pure speculation (as bujanga did) what best
> to use.
>
> non-persistent:
> - constants (one user)
> - Configure (one user)
>
> persistent
> - (cache) files (all user)
> - db (all user)
> - session (one user)
> - cookies (one user)
>
> a huge variety as you can see
> all have a purpose that fits best
>
> On 3 Jan., 15:10, Thiago Belem wrote:
>
>
>
> > About the:
>
> > var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> > I don't think this is possible since class attributes must receive literal
> > values, you can't pass a variable on the class definition, only inside a
> > method or constructor.
>
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> > 2012/1/3 Kanwal
>
> > > You can use a simple way in app_controller like
> > > var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> > > and access in any controller function like:
> > > echo $this->ipaddr;
>
> > > On Jan 2, 7:12 pm, geste wrote:
> > > > Gary, euromark,
>
> > > > OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
>
> > > > If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
> > > > write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
> > > > that to bootstrap.php.
>
> > > > Thanks,
>
> > > > J
>
> > > > On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
>
> > > > > This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> > > > > Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> > > > > provided by your web server.
> > >http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> > > > > If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> > > > > much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> > > > > address to the DB upon login.
>
> > > > > Gary
>
> > > > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > > > > > All,
>
> > > > > > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of
> > > > > > app-
> > > > > > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache
> > > variables,
> > > > > > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > > > > > that would be used throughout the app both in models and
> > > > > > controllers.
>
> > > > > > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might
> > > be
> > > > > > the place to set like so:
>
> > > > > > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > > > > > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > > > > > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > > > > > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > > > > > app_controller.php.
>
> > > > > > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > > > > > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > > > > > available. Using the form
>
> > > > > > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > > > > > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > > > > > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > > > > > J
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
Thiago,
Thanks. Yes that approach was what I tried first but trying to
declare that in app_controller.php actually led to a white screen.
Jim
On Jan 3, 6:10 am, Thiago Belem wrote:
> About the:
>
> var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> I don't think this is possible since class attributes must receive literal
> values, you can't pass a variable on the class definition, only inside a
> method or constructor.
>
> --
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> 2012/1/3 Kanwal
>
>
>
> > You can use a simple way in app_controller like
> > var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> > and access in any controller function like:
> > echo $this->ipaddr;
>
> > On Jan 2, 7:12 pm, geste wrote:
> > > Gary, euromark,
>
> > > OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
>
> > > If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
> > > write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
> > > that to bootstrap.php.
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > J
>
> > > On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
>
> > > > This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> > > > Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> > > > provided by your web server.
> >http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> > > > If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> > > > much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> > > > address to the DB upon login.
>
> > > > Gary
>
> > > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > > > > All,
>
> > > > > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > > > > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache
> > variables,
> > > > > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > > > > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> > > > > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might
> > be
> > > > > the place to set like so:
>
> > > > > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > > > > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > > > > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > > > > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > > > > app_controller.php.
>
> > > > > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > > > > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > > > > available. Using the form
>
> > > > > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > > > > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > > > > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > > > > J
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
you didnt specify if you want them available app-wide for this request
ONLY or more persistent
without knowing that it is pure speculation (as bujanga did) what best
to use.
non-persistent:
- constants (one user)
- Configure (one user)
persistent
- (cache) files (all user)
- db (all user)
- session (one user)
- cookies (one user)
a huge variety as you can see
all have a purpose that fits best
On 3 Jan., 15:10, Thiago Belem wrote:
> About the:
>
> var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> I don't think this is possible since class attributes must receive literal
> values, you can't pass a variable on the class definition, only inside a
> method or constructor.
>
> --
> ***Thiago Belem*
> Desenvolvedor
> Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brasil
>
> +55 (21) 8865.9250
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> cont...@thiagobelem.net
>
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>
> 2012/1/3 Kanwal
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > You can use a simple way in app_controller like
> > var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> > and access in any controller function like:
> > echo $this->ipaddr;
>
> > On Jan 2, 7:12 pm, geste wrote:
> > > Gary, euromark,
>
> > > OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
>
> > > If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
> > > write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
> > > that to bootstrap.php.
>
> > > Thanks,
>
> > > J
>
> > > On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
>
> > > > This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> > > > Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> > > > provided by your web server.
> >http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> > > > If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> > > > much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> > > > address to the DB upon login.
>
> > > > Gary
>
> > > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > > > > All,
>
> > > > > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > > > > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache
> > variables,
> > > > > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > > > > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> > > > > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might
> > be
> > > > > the place to set like so:
>
> > > > > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > > > > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > > > > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > > > > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > > > > app_controller.php.
>
> > > > > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > > > > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > > > > available. Using the form
>
> > > > > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > > > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > > > > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > > > > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > > > > J
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
About the:
var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
I don't think this is possible since class attributes must receive literal
values, you can't pass a variable on the class definition, only inside a
method or constructor.
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2012/1/3 Kanwal
> You can use a simple way in app_controller like
> var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
>
> and access in any controller function like:
> echo $this->ipaddr;
>
>
> On Jan 2, 7:12 pm, geste wrote:
> > Gary, euromark,
> >
> > OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
> >
> > If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
> > write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
> > that to bootstrap.php.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > J
> >
> > On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> > > Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> > > provided by your web server.
> http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> > > If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> > > much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> > > address to the DB upon login.
> >
> > > Gary
> >
> > > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > > > All,
> >
> > > > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > > > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache
> variables,
> > > > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > > > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
> >
> > > > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might
> be
> > > > the place to set like so:
> >
> > > > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
> >
> > > > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > > > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > > > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > > > app_controller.php.
> >
> > > > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
> >
> > > > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
> >
> > > > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > > > available. Using the form
> >
> > > > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
> >
> > > > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > > > am misusing that "var" construct.
> >
> > > > Any thoughts welcome!
> >
> > > > J
> >
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
You can use a simple way in app_controller like
var $ipaddr=$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
and access in any controller function like:
echo $this->ipaddr;
On Jan 2, 7:12 pm, geste wrote:
> Gary, euromark,
>
> OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
>
> If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
> write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
> that to bootstrap.php.
>
> Thanks,
>
> J
>
> On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> > Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> > provided by your web
> > server.http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> > If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> > much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> > address to the DB upon login.
>
> > Gary
>
> > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > > All,
>
> > > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
> > > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> > > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
> > > the place to set like so:
>
> > > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > > app_controller.php.
>
> > > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > > available. Using the form
>
> > > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > > J
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
Gary, euromark,
OK, yes I was able use Configure::write in boostrap.php.
If I can just use the CakePHP database connector, I think I'll just
write a small snippet that looks up that secondary identifier and add
that to bootstrap.php.
Thanks,
J
On Jan 2, 2:35 pm, bujanga wrote:
> This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
> Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
> provided by your web
> server.http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
> If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
> much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
> address to the DB upon login.
>
> Gary
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> > All,
>
> > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
> > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
> > the place to set like so:
>
> > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > app_controller.php.
>
> > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > available. Using the form
>
> > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > J
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
Thanks for your response.
(This app can only be accessed via an Apache auth module that sets
REMOTE_USER)
On Jan 2, 2:13 pm, euromark wrote:
> yes, you can use Configure::write()
> that's absolute fine, but try to set it in bootstrap.php if they are
> supposed to be global (side wide)
> that would be a cleaner approach than using some AppController method
> to do so.
Yes, I am trying to determine the earliest point in the process where
I can make these available. I was able to define a USERAADDR constant
in bootstrap.php but had not tried Configure::Write there. (Which I
will now do).
I tried to keep my initial post simple, but one complication is that I
also want to set anther global identifier that is kept in the
application's user/person table. I am figure that I could just drop
some one-off SQL query code in bootstarp.php, but thought I would try
to do it the "Cake way" and so was trying to use existing model/
controller structure.
J
>
> On 2 Jan., 22:48, geste wrote:
>
>
>
> > All,
>
> > I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> > wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
> > specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> > that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> > A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
> > the place to set like so:
>
> > Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> > but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> > method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> > app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> > app_controller.php.
>
> > I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> > $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> > available. Using the form
>
> > var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> > at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> > am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> > Any thoughts welcome!
>
> > J
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
This is really not a configuration item, though you can set it using
Configure::write(). Of course, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] must be
provided by your web server.
http://php.net/manual/en/reserved.variables.server.php
If you are trying to create a user setting, a session cookie would be
much more appropriate. Alternatively, I often log the user's IP
address to the DB upon login.
Gary
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM, geste wrote:
> All,
>
> I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
> specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
> the place to set like so:
>
> Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> app_controller.php.
>
> I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> available. Using the form
>
> var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> Any thoughts welcome!
>
> J
>
>
>
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Re: Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
yes, you can use Configure::write()
that's absolute fine, but try to set it in bootstrap.php if they are
supposed to be global (side wide)
that would be a cleaner approach than using some AppController method
to do so.
On 2 Jan., 22:48, geste wrote:
> All,
>
> I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
> wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
> specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
> that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
>
> A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
> the place to set like so:
>
> Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
>
> but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
> method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
> app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
> app_controller.php.
>
> I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
>
> $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
> available. Using the form
>
> var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
>
> at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
> am misusing that "var" construct.
>
> Any thoughts welcome!
>
> J
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Using Configure or other methods to set app-wide "constants"
All,
I am looking for the easiest, most global way to set a couple of app-
wide constants, more or less, that would derive from Apache variables,
specifically $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'] and $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] and
that would be used throughout the app both in models and controllers.
A Configure:write method in app_controller.php seemed like it might be
the place to set like so:
Configure::write('User.Address',$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']);
but it looks like that method only wants text strings for the write
method and anyhow it did not work whether I tried it at top of
app_controller.php or in a beforeFilter function in
app_controller.php.
I also tried more generic means such as using PHP getenv like so:
$ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
and that partly works, but I am not seeing a way to make it glovally
available. Using the form
var $ipaddr = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
at top of app_controller.php just does not work, but I am guessing I
am misusing that "var" construct.
Any thoughts welcome!
J
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