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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > -- > > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video > > Tutorialshttp://tv.cakephp.org > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions sitehttp://ask.cakephp.organd help > > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
