/** * Initialize the global variables * @access public * @static * @param int $startTime * @return bool $success */ public static function initialize($startTime) { // Create registry object, as read-only object to store there config, settings, and database $registry = self::_initializeRegistry(); // mark the start time $registry->startTime = $startTime; //Load configuration settings from application.ini file and store it in registry $config = new Zend_Config_Ini(CONFIGURATION_PATH . '/application.ini', APPLICATION_ENV); $registry->configuration = $config; //start the cache Dot_Cache::loadCache(); //Load routes(modules, controllers, actions) settings from router.xml file and store it in registry $registry->router = self::_loadRouter(); // load the plugin configuration $registry->pluginConfiguration = self::_loadPluginConfiguration(); //Load configuration settings from application.ini file and store it in registry $config = new Zend_Config_Ini(CONFIGURATION_PATH . '/application.ini', APPLICATION_ENV); $registry->configuration = $config; // Create connection to database, as singleton , and store it in registry $db = Zend_Db::factory('Pdo_Mysql', $config->database->params->toArray()); $registry->database = $db; //Load specific configuration settings from database, and store it in registry $settings = Dot_Settings::getSettings(); $registry->settings = $settings; //Set PHP configuration settings from application.ini file Dot_Settings::setPhpSettings($config->phpSettings->toArray()); // Extract the route from the URI Dot_Route::setRoute(); // initialize seo options $registry->seo = Dot_Route::getOption(); // initialize default options for dots that may be overwritten $option = Dot_Settings::getOptionVariables($registry->requestModule, 'default'); $registry->option = $option; return true; }