PHP 5 supports static class variables.

<?php
class Globals {
    static $NAME = "sterling";
    static $HOST = "localhost";
    static $USER = "sterling";
    static $PASS = "itsasecret";
}

echo Globals::$NAME;
echo "\n<br />\n";
Globals::$HOST = "db42.pair.com";
echo Globals::$HOST;
echo "\n<br />\n";
?>
Output
sterling
db42.pair.com