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Where should I keep my constants in lumen?

I am writing a web service using Lumen and need to store some constants, specifically error values, but also other configuration parameters. Where would it be most appropriate to put these?

Solution

  • Here is how I did it.

    I made a const.php file within bootstrap folder where I have defined some error codes.

    <?php
define('VALIDATION_EXCEPTION',422);

    I included the const.php file in app.php using require_once.

    <?php
require_once __DIR__.'./const.php';

    Now I can call VALIDATION_EXCEPTION from anywhere. for instance.

    $router->get('/test',function(){
return VALIDATION_EXCEPTION;
});

    That's it!