Why am I getting two different values for the environment variable PHPRC?












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I've installed PHP 7.2.12 using the latest version of XAMPP.



I ran the code phpinfo(); and saw the output in the browser window.



In the output, under the heading Apache Environment I saw an environment variable named PHPRC which has a value xamppphp



Then I created a file named demo.php and wrote below code in it and run the same code file and see the output in my web browser.



<?php
var_dump($_ENV['PHPRC']);
?>


I saw the below output in my browser window :



Notice: Undefined index: PHPRC in C:xampphtdocsdemo.php on line 2
NULL


Why so?



Why am I getting different and unexpected output when I tried to see the value of the environment variable PHPRC using superglobal array $_ENV['PHPRC']?










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    What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

    – MonkeyZeus
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:40











  • @MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

    – SerialKisser
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:47
















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I've installed PHP 7.2.12 using the latest version of XAMPP.



I ran the code phpinfo(); and saw the output in the browser window.



In the output, under the heading Apache Environment I saw an environment variable named PHPRC which has a value xamppphp



Then I created a file named demo.php and wrote below code in it and run the same code file and see the output in my web browser.



<?php
var_dump($_ENV['PHPRC']);
?>


I saw the below output in my browser window :



Notice: Undefined index: PHPRC in C:xampphtdocsdemo.php on line 2
NULL


Why so?



Why am I getting different and unexpected output when I tried to see the value of the environment variable PHPRC using superglobal array $_ENV['PHPRC']?










share|improve this question




















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    What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

    – MonkeyZeus
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:40











  • @MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

    – SerialKisser
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:47














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I've installed PHP 7.2.12 using the latest version of XAMPP.



I ran the code phpinfo(); and saw the output in the browser window.



In the output, under the heading Apache Environment I saw an environment variable named PHPRC which has a value xamppphp



Then I created a file named demo.php and wrote below code in it and run the same code file and see the output in my web browser.



<?php
var_dump($_ENV['PHPRC']);
?>


I saw the below output in my browser window :



Notice: Undefined index: PHPRC in C:xampphtdocsdemo.php on line 2
NULL


Why so?



Why am I getting different and unexpected output when I tried to see the value of the environment variable PHPRC using superglobal array $_ENV['PHPRC']?










share|improve this question
















I've installed PHP 7.2.12 using the latest version of XAMPP.



I ran the code phpinfo(); and saw the output in the browser window.



In the output, under the heading Apache Environment I saw an environment variable named PHPRC which has a value xamppphp



Then I created a file named demo.php and wrote below code in it and run the same code file and see the output in my web browser.



<?php
var_dump($_ENV['PHPRC']);
?>


I saw the below output in my browser window :



Notice: Undefined index: PHPRC in C:xampphtdocsdemo.php on line 2
NULL


Why so?



Why am I getting different and unexpected output when I tried to see the value of the environment variable PHPRC using superglobal array $_ENV['PHPRC']?







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    What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

    – MonkeyZeus
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:40











  • @MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

    – SerialKisser
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:47














  • 2





    What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

    – MonkeyZeus
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:40











  • @MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

    – SerialKisser
    Nov 19 '18 at 17:47








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What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

– MonkeyZeus
Nov 19 '18 at 17:40





What does var_dump( $_ENV ); produce?

– MonkeyZeus
Nov 19 '18 at 17:40













@MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

– SerialKisser
Nov 19 '18 at 17:47





@MonkeyZeus : var_dump($_ENV); produces array(0) { }. But why so? I mean why it's showing an empty array?

– SerialKisser
Nov 19 '18 at 17:47












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As the header "Apache Environment" tells you, this is set by the web server, not the OS, so won't be available within $_ENV. Instead try using the apache_getenv() function.



echo apache_getenv("PHPRC");





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    As the header "Apache Environment" tells you, this is set by the web server, not the OS, so won't be available within $_ENV. Instead try using the apache_getenv() function.



    echo apache_getenv("PHPRC");





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      As the header "Apache Environment" tells you, this is set by the web server, not the OS, so won't be available within $_ENV. Instead try using the apache_getenv() function.



      echo apache_getenv("PHPRC");





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        As the header "Apache Environment" tells you, this is set by the web server, not the OS, so won't be available within $_ENV. Instead try using the apache_getenv() function.



        echo apache_getenv("PHPRC");





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        As the header "Apache Environment" tells you, this is set by the web server, not the OS, so won't be available within $_ENV. Instead try using the apache_getenv() function.



        echo apache_getenv("PHPRC");






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