How do I read configuration settings from Symfony2 config.yml?

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josef.van.niekerk picture josef.van.niekerk · Jan 27, 2011 · Viewed 160.2k times · Source

I have added a setting to my config.yml file as such:

app.config:
    contact_email: [email protected]
    ...

For the life of me, I can't figure out how to read it into a variable. I tried something like this in one of my controllers:

$recipient =
$this->container->getParameter('contact_email');

But I get an error saying:

The parameter "contact_email" must be defined.

I've cleared my cache, I also looked everywhere on the Symfony2 reloaded site documentation, but I can't find out how to do this.

Probably just too tired to figure this out now. Can anyone help with this?

Answer

Douglas Greenshields picture Douglas Greenshields · Jan 30, 2011

Rather than defining contact_email within app.config, define it in a parameters entry:

parameters:
    contact_email: [email protected]

You should find the call you are making within your controller now works.

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