[TYPO3] External files: constants and typoscript

[Elmar Hinz]

Ron Hall schrieb:
> Two things I need insight on:
> 
> 1) Can you put constants into an external file like you can typoscript. If
> so, how do you access it and include it with your constants?
> 

You can put setup and constants into an extension and include them as
static templates.

yourext/static/constants.txt
yourext/static/setup.txt

yourext/ext_tables.php:
<?php
if (!defined ('TYPO3_MODE'))    die ('Access denied.');
t3lib_extMgm::addStaticFile('yourext','static','Your name');
?>



> 2) When using typoscript in external files, are there any performance issues
> to consider?
> 

They are cached.


Regards

Elmar