Setup environment variable for doctrine and elasticsearch - mysql

Question

How to setup environment variable for symfony.
Like if i run my project than it should detetched the envirment and do the action, as an example ---
http: //production.com -> prod * environment *
http: //localhost:9200 -> * dev * environment --- for elasticsearch
http: //localhost:8000 -> * dev * environment --- for doctrine/mysql
So if i run a mysql request on localhost it should make the request at
http: //localhost:8000
and if i make a request for elasticsearch it should make the request at
http: //localhost:9200
and if it runs in the production environment it should do the request at
http: //production.com:9200 --- elasticsearch
http: //production.com:8000 --- doctrine/mysql
I think it can be done at parameters.yml but i really did not get how it can be done.
Can someone help me to solve this problem.
Thanks a lot in advanced .

Answer 1

I'm not exactly sure what's the problem here so I'll give you a more general answer.
Symfony has a really great way to configure your project for different situations (or environments). You should have a look at the official documentation which explains things in depth.
By default, Symfony comes with 3 configurations for different environments:
app/config/config_dev.yml for development
app/config/config_prod.yml for production
app/config/config_test.yml for (unit) testing
Each of these config files can override settings from the base configuration file which is app/config/config.yml. You would store your general/common settings there. Whenever you need to override something for a specific environment, you just go to the environment config and change it.
Lets say you have the following base configuration in app/config/config.yml:
# Doctrine Configuration
doctrine:
dbal:
driver: pdo_mysql
host: "%prod_database_host%"
port: "%prod_database_port%"
dbname: "%prod_database_name%"
user: "%prod_database_user%"
password: "%prod_database_password%"
charset: UTF8
Now lets say, you have 3 different databases for each environment - prod, dev and test. The way to do this is to override the configuration in the environment configuration file (lets say app/config/config_dev.yml:
# Doctrine Configuration
doctrine:
dbal:
driver: pdo_mysql
host: "%dev_database_host%"
port: "%dev_database_port%"
dbname: "%dev_database_name%"
user: "%dev_database_user%"
password: "%dev_database_password%"
charset: UTF8
Add the necessary %dev_*% parameters to your app/config/parameters.yml.dist and app/config/parameters.yml. Now, whenever you open your application using the dev environment, it will connect to the specified database in your parameters (%dev_database...%).
This is pretty much it. You can do the same for any configuration you need to be changed in a specific environment. You should definitely have a look at the documentation. It's explained straight-forward with examples.