FuelPHP custom environments -

i'm moving existing fuelphp application across new environment, , i've reached point adding environment beyond default 4 (ie. development, test, stage, production), in use elsewhere.

is there reasonably straightforward way of adding environment fuelphp? if there is, i'd appreciate guidance on how it.

yes possible not documented , here hacked approach found after looking @ posting

below steps create custom environment in fuel php application

for example need call new environment 'experiment'

1 . create folder called experiment inside fuel/app/config directory

2 . create db.php file inside fuel/app/config/experiment directory below contents can add other config below default db configurations ( change according platform ) other migration files copied folder other environment

return array(     'default' => array(         'connection'  => array(             'dsn'        => 'mysql:host=localhost;dbname=yourappdatabasename',             'username'   => 'yourdbuname',             'password'   =>  'yourdbpassword',         ),     ), ); 

3 . next change env name inside fuel/app/bootstrap.php file

fuel::$env = (isset($_server['fuel_env']) ? $_server['fuel_env'] : fuel::experiment); 

4 . open fuel/core/classes/fuel.php file , add new constant fuel class below @ top of class , think find other environments declared there .

const experiment = 'experiment'; 

and that's have created new custom environment in fuel php application ,

note : - approach hacked approach not officially documented

posting here hoping may or others similar requirements

edit : - versions > 1.5

step 1 , step 2 same

3 . (assuming you're using apache) set fuel_env server variable new environment name adding following line virtualhost configuration:

setenv fuel_env experiment 

that's there (on apache, anyway). no need add const core/fuel.php (as per pre-defined environments). unnecessary , make difficult upgrade fuel's core.