PHP Zend Framework - Zend_Config and Global State

Question

I am exploring the benefits of Zend_Config_Ini compared to using a simple constant file.

eg. -

define('DB_HOST',localhost);

//versus

$config = new Zend_Config_Ini('/path/to/config.ini', 'staging');
echo $config->database->params->host;   // prints "dev.example.com"

The only thing is that $ config is not globally accessible. So, you need to use Zend_Registry to store applications, without having to run it every time.

This seems to add more complexity than necessary .... Am I missing something or is Zend_Config + Zend_Registry a method that is better in the long run as the application grows?

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