cacert-codedocs/source/globals.rst

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PHP

Global Variables

As the modules this website includes have to communicate together there are some global variables defined as arrays

$_REQUEST

:php$_REQUEST

$_SERVER

:php$_SERVER

Contains the recent host-header from the actual request (if sent). Is set by system.

This variable is used in includes/general.php

Contains a non-empty value if the script is called by HTTPS. It is assumed to be the value "on".

This variable is used in includes/general.php

$_SESSION

:php$_SESSION

This global variable defines the status of the database connection

• TRUE if a connection could be established
• FALSE otherwise

$_SESSION['_config']

:php$_SESSION['_config']

This global variable is initialized in includes/general.php with the value ''.

This global variable is initialized in includes/general.php with the value '/www'. Meant is the root direcory.

This global variable defines the main CAcert-website, it is set in /includes/mysql.php.

• "www.cacert.org" for production
• "test.cacert.org" for testing

This global variable defines the secure CAcert-website, it is set in /includes/mysql.php.

• "secure.cacert.org" for production
• " cacert.org" for testing

This global variable defines TVERIFY, it is set in /includes/mysql.php.

• "tverify.cacert.org" for production
• " " for testing

checkout what TVERIFY means, check names for test-system

$_SESSION['profile']

:php$_SESSION['profile']

Here the internal representation of the user is stored. It is used for database accesses. 'user'

Contains the total number of points for the user; calculated from notary.

globalConstants

Global Constants

Exceptions