PHP. Руководство по PHP. 2005
ini_get
ini_get
Description
string ini_get (string varname)Returns the value of the configuration option on success. Failure, such as querying for a non-existent value, will return an empty string.
When querying boolean values: A boolean ini value of off will be returned as an empty string or "0" while a boolean ini value of on will be returned as "1".