$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] vs $_ENV['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] in PHP

To set properly the document root when multiple webapps resides under the same websites, according to http://docs.webfaction.com/software/php.html#setting-php-s-document-root we need to:

1 2	1- Create a file that will set properly $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] (set_document_root.php) 2- Add the auto_prepend_file directive in php.ini

Question: Do we need also to modify $_ENV['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] ?

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asked Jul 29 '12 at 13:15

Boozezela
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edited Jul 30 '12 at 02:13

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The settings are independent. If you also need $_ENV['DOCUMENT_ROOT'], add to the set_document_root.php file like this:

<?php
  $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] = '/home/username/webapps/example_application';
  $_ENV['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] = '/home/username/webapps/example_application';
?>

answered Jul 29 '12 at 14:37

timg ♦♦
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