Extract database-related and other parameters from PagodaBox's environment — override parameters.yml and keep your secrets out of your repo

config.yml

# file: app/config/config.yml

imports:
    - { resource: parameters.yml }
    - { resource: parameters_pagoda.php } # import after parameters.yml to override it's values
    - { resource: security.yml }

parameters_pagoda.php

# file: app/config/parameters_pagoda.php
<?php

// • Database Info
//   DB1_* vars provided by PagodaBox for the first database.
//   DB2_* for the second,
//   etc. …

if (isset($_SERVER['DB1_NAME']))
{
    $container->setParameter('database_name', $_SERVER['DB1_NAME']);
    $container->setParameter('database_host', $_SERVER['DB1_HOST']);
    $container->setParameter('database_port', $_SERVER['DB1_PORT']);
    $container->setParameter('database_user', $_SERVER['DB1_USER']);
    $container->setParameter('database_password', $_SERVER['DB1_PASS']);
}

// • User Values
//   Keep credentials out of the repo!
//   see: PagodBox > Admin > Environment > Vars

foreach (['deployment'         => 'DEPLOYMENT',
          'secret'             => 'SYMFONY_SECRET',
          // etc…
        ] as $to => $from)
{
    if (isset($_SERVER[$from]))
        $container->setParameter($to, $_SERVER[$from]);
}