Use different environments (development, production, etc) in your app with EASY Environment Class

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> An extension was created based on this wiki page. See: <http://www.yiiframework.com/extension/yii-environment/>
 
 
 
Hi, I was having problems each time I had to test the site or edit something on my local machine, like changing the db connection, change the debug mode to false, the trace level to 0, disable Gii, etc. So I created a class to resolve all my problems, hope to help you in your projects!============

Configuring the Easy Environment class ------------------------------------- 1. Create a new file in the config folder, name it 'environment.php'. 2. Paste the following code in your 'environment.php' file. ```php /** * This class helps you to config your Yii application * environment. * Any comments please post a message in the forum * Enjoy it! * * @name Environment * @author Fernando Torres | Marciano Studio * @version 1.0 */ class Environment {

const DEVELOPMENT = 100;/**
* Initilizes the Environment class with the given mode
* @param constant $mode
*//**
* Sets the configuration for the choosen environment
* @param constant $mode
*//**
* Main configuration
* This is the general configuration that uses all environments
*/
private function _main() {'params'=>array(
'adminEmail'=>'admin@example.com',
'environment'=> $this->_mode
)
););
}
}// END Environment Class ``` 3. Change the configuration for each environment:
* DEVELOPMENT
* TEST```php
// Change the following paths if necessary
require_once(dirname(__FILE__).'/protected/config/environment.php'); $environment = new Environment(Environment::DEVELOPMENT) ; $yii = dirname(__FILE__).'/../../framework/yii.php'; defined('YII_DEBUG') or define('YII_DEBUG',$environment->getDebug()); defined('YII_TRACE_LEVEL') or define('YII_TRACE_LEVEL', $environment->getTraceLevel()); require_once($yii); Yii::createWebApplication($environment->getConfig())->run(); ``` Changing your environment ------------------------ 5. To change the environment just you have to change the following code: ```php //For development $environment = new Environment(Environment::DEVELOPMENT); //For test $environment = new Environment(Environment::TEST); //For stage $environment = new Environment(Environment::STAGE); //For production $environment = new Environment(Environment::PRODUCTION); ``` Get your actual environment -------------------------- 6. You can check inside your application in what environment you are working with the following code: ```php // This will return the environment code number $currentEnvironment = Yii::app()->getParams()->environment; // Compare if the current environment is lower than production if($currentEnvironment < Environment::PRODUCTION){
//Your code here...
}else{
//Your code here...
}