I fixed it, yay! Here is the ticker:
$active_group = ENVIRONMENT;
It is set to 'default' normally, so using the ENVIRONMENT constant allows that to switch dynamically.
Your idea would work too, and maybe that's something I would consider doing…
So here's an update: I integrated the code I showed above that originally came from PyroCMS (which is just a big if statement checking for a particular URL and setting an environment variable value based on whether it contains the word localhost, d…
Ok, I answered question #2 myself. My goal essentially right now is to create a signup page that displays a form with information for the user to fill out to create an account, and that information gets sent to an external database, so there is no …