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apache_setenv

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(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Set an Apache subprocess_env variable

Description

apache_setenv(string $variable, string $value, bool $walk_to_top = false): bool

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.

Parameters

variable

The environment variable that's being set.

value

The new variable value.

walk_to_top

Whether to set the top-level variable available to all Apache layers.

Return Values

Success

Examples

Setting an Apache environment variable using apache_setenv()

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

Notes

Note

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

Source: reference/apache/functions/apache-setenv.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)