Zend framework: How to detect environment(dev/prod) in code

Question

I use Zend_Mail component in my application for sending mails via SMTP protocol.

And I want to persist my messages to files when I'm in development environment(accordingly to application.ini).

How can I detect in my controller action whether it is development or production/staging environment?

Answer 1

If you're using Zend_Application and the ini settings load correctly (meaning the enviroment variable is setup correctly in your .htaccess file), then just use the APPLICATION_ENV constant.

That will match whatever application.ini setting is used (because that's what determines the section).

Answer 2

Or if managing different .htaccess files is too much hassle (or if you are not using Zend_Application), I sometimes parse the $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] to get the domain name then work out your environment from there.