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apache_setenv

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

apache_setenv -- Set an Apache subprocess_env variable

Description

bool apache_setenv ( string variable, string value [, bool walk_to_top] )

apache_setenv() sets the value of the Apache environment variable specified by variable.

Note: When setting an Apache environment variable, the corresponding $_SERVER variable is not changed.

Parameters

variable

The environment variable that's being set.

value

The new variable value.

walk_to_top

Whether to set the top-level variable available to all Apache layers.

Return Values

Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.

Examples

Example 1. Setting an Apache environment variable using apache_setenv()

<?php
apache_setenv("EXAMPLE_VAR", "Example Value");
?>

Notes

Note: apache_setenv() can be paired up with apache_getenv() across separate pages or for setting variables to pass to Server Side Includes (.shtml) that have been included in PHP scripts.

See Also

apache_getenv()

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