Plugin configuration

plugin_config.php

<?php
// Response to https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/cake-php/5rp9qIh2O9E
// Problem:
CakePlugin::load('CoolPlugin', array(
'config1' => 'value1',
'config2' => true,
'config3' => array(
	'subkeyA' => 'valueA',
	'subkeyB' => 'valueB'
)
));

// Solution:
// Create configuration file CoolPlugin/Config/cool_config.php:
$config['CoolPlugin']['config1'] = 'value1';
$config['CoolPlugin']['config2'] = true;
$config['CoolPlugin']['config3'] = array(
	'subkeyA' => 'valueA',
	'subkeyB' => 'valueB'
);

// Load configuration file in CoolPlugin/Config/bootstrap.php:
Configure::load('CoolPlugin.cool_config');

// Load plugin including bootstrap app/Config/bootstrap.php:
CakePlugin::load('CoolPlugin', array('bootstrap' => true));

// Use configs:
 Configure::read('CoolPlugin.config1');


// Additionaly, move plugin configuration file to app/Config:

// Change app/Config/bootstrap.php:
CakePlugin::load('CoolPlugin', array('bootstrap' => true, 'configuration' =>'cool_config'));


// Change CoolPlugin/Config/bootstrap.php (plugin bootstrap.php has access to passed $config array from CakePlugin::load()):
$configuration = (isset($config['configuration'])) ? $config['configuration'] : 'CoolPlugin.cool_config';
// This will load CoolPlugin configuration from app/Config/cool_config.php
Configure::load($configuration);
// You can also customize a config reader here (ConfigReaderInterface: php ini, json, database...)
?>