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How to check if a defined constant exists?

I'm using a PHP framework called fuelphp, and I have this page that is an HTML file, so I can't use PHP in it. I have another file that has a top bar in it, which my HTML file will call through AJAX.

How do I check if a constant exists in PHP?
I want to check for the the fuelphp framework file locations.

These are the constants I need to check for (actually, I only have to check one of them):

define('DOCROOT', __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
define('APPPATH', realpath(__DIR__.'/fuel/app/').DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
define('PKGPATH', realpath(__DIR__.'/fuel/packages/').DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
define('COREPATH', realpath(__DIR__.'/fuel/core/').DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);                    
require APPPATH.'bootstrap.php';
Solution

  • First, these are not variables, but constants.

    And you can check their existence by using the defined() function :

    bool defined ( string $name )

    Checks whether the given constant exists and is defined.