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A database 'switch' in your wp-config.php
<?php
if ( stristr( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'], 'development' ) ) {
// ** MySQL settings DEVELOPMENT ** //
define( 'DB_NAME', 'projectname_dev' ); // The name of the database
define( 'DB_USER', 'projectname_dev_user' ); // Your MySQL username
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '12345' ); // ...and a password an idiot would have on his luggage
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' ); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://projectname.development.companyname.com' ); // home url
define( 'WP_SITEURL', WP_HOME ); // site url
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true ); // Debugging is always set to true on development!!!
define( 'WP_CACHE', false ); // You don't want caching while you are developing
} elseif ( stristr( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'], 'testing' ) ) {
// ** MySQL settings TESTING ** //
define( 'DB_NAME', 'projectname_tst' ); // The name of the database
define( 'DB_USER', 'projectname_tst_user' ); // Your MySQL username
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '12345' ); // ...and a password an idiot would have on his luggage
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' ); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://projectname.testing.companyname.com' ); // home url
define( 'WP_SITEURL', WP_HOME ); // site url
define( 'WP_DEBUG', true ); //Use the setting you want over here, could be true or false
define( 'WP_CACHE', false ); //Use the setting you want over here, could be true or false
} elseif ( stristr( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'], 'acceptance' ) ) {
// ** MySQL settings ACCEPTANCE ** //
define( 'DB_NAME', 'projectname_acc' ); // The name of the database
define( 'DB_USER', 'projectname_acc_user' ); // Your MySQL username
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '12345' ); // ...and a password an idiot would have on his luggage
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' ); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://projectname.acceptance.companyname.com' ); // home url
define( 'WP_SITEURL', WP_HOME ); // site url
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false ); //keep these settings identical to the production settings
define( 'WP_CACHE', true ); //keep these settings identical to the production settings
} else {
// ** MySQL settings PRODUCTION ** //
define( 'DB_NAME', 'projectname_prod' ); // The name of the database
define( 'DB_USER', 'projectname_prod_user' ); // Your MySQL username
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '12345' ); // ...and a password an idiot would have on his luggage
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' ); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
define( 'WP_HOME', 'http://projectname.com' ); // home url
define( 'WP_SITEURL', WP_HOME ); // site url
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false ); //Debugging is always off on production sites
define( 'WP_CACHE', true ); //We want to cache our production site
}
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
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