Config
- Type
- Class
- Namespace
- craft\services
- Inherits
- craft\services\Config » yii\base\Component (opens new window) » yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window)
- Implements
- yii\base\Configurable (opens new window)
- Since
- 3.0.0
The Config service provides APIs for retrieving the values of Craft’s config settings (opens new window), as well as the values of any plugins’ config settings.
An instance of the Config service is globally accessible in Craft via Craft::$app->config.
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# Public Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| appDefaultsDir | string (opens new window) – The path to the directory containing the default application config settings |
| behaviors (opens new window) | yii\base\Behavior (opens new window) – List of behaviors attached to this component |
| configDir | string (opens new window) – The path to the config directory |
| db | craft\config\DbConfig |
| dotEnvPath | string (opens new window) |
| env | string (opens new window), null (opens new window) – The environment ID Craft is currently running in. |
| general | craft\config\GeneralConfig |
# appDefaultsDir
- Type
- string (opens new window)
- Default value
''
The path to the directory containing the default application config settings
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# configDir
- Type
- string (opens new window)
- Default value
''
The path to the config directory
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# db
- Type
- craft\config\DbConfig
- Default value
null- Access
- Read-only
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# dotEnvPath
- Type
- string (opens new window)
- Default value
null- Access
- Read-only
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# env
- Type
- string (opens new window), null (opens new window)
- Default value
null
The environment ID Craft is currently running in.
# general
- Type
- craft\config\GeneralConfig
- Default value
null- Access
- Read-only
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# Public Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| __call() (opens new window) | Calls the named method which is not a class method. |
| __clone() (opens new window) | This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one. |
| __construct() (opens new window) | Constructor. |
| __get() (opens new window) | Returns the value of an object property. |
| __isset() (opens new window) | Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null. |
| __set() (opens new window) | Sets value of an object property. |
| __unset() (opens new window) | Sets an object property to null. |
| attachBehavior() (opens new window) | Attaches a behavior to this component. |
| attachBehaviors() (opens new window) | Attaches a list of behaviors to the component. |
| behaviors() (opens new window) | Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as. |
| canGetProperty() (opens new window) | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read. |
| canSetProperty() (opens new window) | Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set. |
| className() (opens new window) | Returns the fully qualified name of this class. |
| detachBehavior() (opens new window) | Detaches a behavior from the component. |
| detachBehaviors() (opens new window) | Detaches all behaviors from the component. |
| ensureBehaviors() (opens new window) | Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() (opens new window) are attached to this component. |
| getBehavior() (opens new window) | Returns the named behavior object. |
| getBehaviors() (opens new window) | Returns all behaviors attached to this component. |
| getConfigFilePath() | Returns the path to a config file. |
| getConfigFromFile() | Loads a config file from the config/ folder, checks if it's a multi-environment config, and returns the values. |
| getConfigSettings() | Returns all of the config settings for a given category. |
| getDb() | Returns the DB config settings. |
| getDotEnvPath() | Returns the path to the .env file (regardless of whether it exists). |
| getGeneral() | Returns the general config settings. |
| hasEventHandlers() (opens new window) | Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event. |
| hasMethod() (opens new window) | Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined. |
| hasProperty() (opens new window) | Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined. |
| init() (opens new window) | Initializes the object. |
| off() (opens new window) | Detaches an existing event handler from this component. |
| on() (opens new window) | Attaches an event handler to an event. |
| setDotEnvVar() | Sets an environment variable value in the project's .env file. |
| trigger() (opens new window) | Triggers an event. |
# getConfigFilePath()
Returns the path to a config file.
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Arguments
$filename(string (opens new window)) – The filename (sans .php extension)
Returns
# getConfigFromFile()
Loads a config file from the config/ folder, checks if it's a multi-environment config, and returns the values.
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Arguments
$filename
Returns
Example
// get the values defined in config/foo.php
$settings = Craft::$app->config->getConfigFromFile('foo');
# getConfigSettings()
Returns all of the config settings for a given category.
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Arguments
$category(string (opens new window)) – The config category
Returns
yii\base\BaseObject (opens new window) – The config settings
Throws
- yii\base\InvalidArgumentException (opens new window)
if $category is invalid - yii\base\InvalidConfigException (opens new window)
if the securityKey general config setting is not set, and a auto-generated one could not be saved
# getDb()
# getDotEnvPath()
Returns the path to the .env file (regardless of whether it exists).
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Returns
# getGeneral()
# setDotEnvVar()
Sets an environment variable value in the project's .env file.
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Arguments
$name(string (opens new window)) – The environment variable name$value(string (opens new window)) – The environment variable value
Throws
- yii\base\Exception (opens new window)
if the .env file doesn't exist
# Constants
| Constant | Description |
|---|---|
CATEGORY_DB | |
CATEGORY_GENERAL |
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