Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

[elyob]

Hi,
I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test out
using Zend Studio.

if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
$base_path="../path/";
}
else {
$base_path="/home/account/public_html/path/";
}

Zend studio didn't like 'REMOTE_ADDR' - Undefined index: REMOTE_ADDR,
which then meant it couldn't include any files and fell over.

I am also having problems using cookies and sessions ..

if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
session_set_coo kie_params(7200 );
} else {
session_set_coo kie_params(7200 , '/', '.example.com') ;
}

This works fine on server, but not locally.

Any suggestions on whether I am doing the right method?

Thanks

[Peter Fox]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

Following on from elyob's message. . .

>Hi,
>I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
>subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test out
>using Zend Studio.
>
>if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
$base_path="../path/";
>}
>else {
$base_path="/home/account/public_html/path/";
>}

Base your switch on where the host is (ie what you're _really_ trying to
switch on) not on who's calling.

eg (but many alternatives) $_ENV['COMPUTERNAME']
or
$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']

Server name will be localhost when running locally.



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[elyob]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?


"Peter Fox" <peterfox@emine nt.demon.co.uk. not.this.bit.no .htmlwrote in
message news:GCpotVA1vt BFFwX1@eminent. demon.co.uk...

Following on from elyob's message. . .

>>Hi,
>>I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
>>subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test
>>out
>>using Zend Studio.
>>
>>if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
>$base_path=" ../path/";
>>}
>>else {
>$base_path="/home/account/public_html/path/";
>>}

Base your switch on where the host is (ie what you're _really_ trying to
switch on) not on who's calling.
>
eg (but many alternatives) $_ENV['COMPUTERNAME']
or
$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
>
Server name will be localhost when running locally.

Yup, that's a better way. However it still doesn't work in Zend Studio ....

Same error .. "Notice: D:\htdocs\\foo. php line 12 - Undefined index:
SERVER_NAME"

[Dikkie Dik]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

I don't like global variables much, but I make an exception for
settings. Just create a settings.php file that contains all
server-dependent settings as assignments to global variables and include
that file from the pages that needs them. You can put the settings file
outside the webroot, so it will be hard to get for a normal web user.

Best regards

elyob wrote:

Hi,
I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test out
using Zend Studio.
>
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
$base_path="../path/";
}
else {
$base_path="/home/account/public_html/path/";
}
>
Zend studio didn't like 'REMOTE_ADDR' - Undefined index: REMOTE_ADDR,
which then meant it couldn't include any files and fell over.
>
I am also having problems using cookies and sessions ..
>
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
session_set_coo kie_params(7200 );
} else {
session_set_coo kie_params(7200 , '/', '.example.com') ;
}
>
This works fine on server, but not locally.
>
Any suggestions on whether I am doing the right method?
>
Thanks
>
>
>

[Chuck Anderson]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

elyob wrote:

"Peter Fox" <peterfox@emine nt.demon.co.uk. not.this.bit.no .htmlwrote in
message news:GCpotVA1vt BFFwX1@eminent. demon.co.uk...
>

>Following on from elyob's message. . .
>>

>>Hi,
>>I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
>>subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test
>>out
>>using Zend Studio.
>>>
>>if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
>>$base_path=". ./path/";
>>}
>>else {
>>$base_path= "/home/account/public_html/path/";
>>}
>>>

>Base your switch on where the host is (ie what you're _really_ trying to
>switch on) not on who's calling.
>>
>eg (but many alternatives) $_ENV['COMPUTERNAME']
>or
>$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
>>
>Server name will be localhost when running locally.
>>

>
Yup, that's a better way. However it still doesn't work in Zend Studio ....
>
Same error .. "Notice: D:\htdocs\\foo. php line 12 - Undefined index:
SERVER_NAME"
>
>
>
>

How about $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] ?

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[Jerry Stuckle]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

elyob wrote:

"Peter Fox" <peterfox@emine nt.demon.co.uk. not.this.bit.no .htmlwrote in
message news:GCpotVA1vt BFFwX1@eminent. demon.co.uk...
>

>>Following on from elyob's message. . .
>>

>>>Hi,
>>>I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code via
>>>subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried to test
>>>out
>>>using Zend Studio.
>>>
>>>if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
>>>$base_path=" ../path/";
>>>}
>>>else {
>>>$base_path ="/home/account/public_html/path/";
>>>}

>>
>>Base your switch on where the host is (ie what you're _really_ trying to
>>switch on) not on who's calling.
>>
>>eg (but many alternatives) $_ENV['COMPUTERNAME']
>>or
>>$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']
>>
>>Server name will be localhost when running locally.

>
>
Yup, that's a better way. However it still doesn't work in Zend Studio ....
>
Same error .. "Notice: D:\htdocs\\foo. php line 12 - Undefined index:
SERVER_NAME"
>
>
>

Are you trying to run this directly under Zend Studio instead of from a
web server? If so, your $_SERVER variables won't be set.

You could get by with

if (isset($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']) && $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] ==
'whatever')

But you'll probably run into other problems, also (i.e. $_POST variables
not set, etc.).





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[Petr Vileta]

Re: Better way of swapping between localhost and server?

elyob wrote:

Hi,
I am currently developing on a windows XP machine and upload my code
via subversion to a linux server. All was great, until I just tried
to test out using Zend Studio.
>
if ($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']=="127.0.0.1" ) {
$base_path="../path/";
}
else {
$base_path="/home/account/public_html/path/";
}
>

And what say PHP constant PHP_OS ?

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