apache_setenv

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5)

apache_setenv -- Set an Apache subprocess_env variable

Description

int 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.

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

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

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().