title: What is the best way to store dynamic settings in php?
body: <p>Was just wondering if anyone had a good system for storing / updating dynamic settings in php?</p>
  
  <p>What i mean by dynamic is settings that change automatically by other scripts.</p>
  
  <p>Currently we use a system that basically file_get_contents our settings php file, treats that as a string, changes settings and file_put_contents the updated settings.</p>
  
  <p>It works but its a bit dirty. Any other recommendations where we can store / modify / pull these settings from? Mysql is NOT an option, we want to avoid the extra queries.</p>
  
  <p>As an added bonus, some system that can share this data over multiple servers as many of these settings are used across multiple boxes. But i suppose we can deal with that seperatly.</p>
  
  <p>Thx!</p>