/**
* Returns the path name for the var directory
*
* The var directory may be placed outside the webroot. In this case
* the var directory path should be placed in a file ./var/.key.php like:
*
* $protectedVarPath='/path/to/where/you/need/the/var/dir';
*
* obviously the .key.php file must be a valid php file.
*
* @return string the var directory path name
* @todo the .key.php construct seems odd
**/
public static function varpath()
{
if (isset(self::$var)) {
return self::$var;
}
self::$var = './var';
return self::$var;
}
