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PHP Constants (define)

By Mike Prestwood

Posted 14 years ago on 7/15/2010

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General Info: Computer Language Constants

A constant is just like a variable (it holds a value) but, unlike a variable, you cannot change the value of a constant.

PHP Constants

In PHP, you declare constants using the define keyword:

define("CONST_NAME", "Value");

Constants in PHP are case sensitive. A common standard in PHP is to use all-uppercase letters, with underscores to separate words within the name.

Syntax Example:

define('FULL_NAME', 'Mike Prestwood');
define("AGE", 25);

echo "Your name is " . FULL_NAME . ".";
echo "You are " . AGE . ".";

Built-In Constants

The PHP website has a list of built-in predefined constants.

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Computer Language Constants

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