CONSTANTS and PHP Class Definitions. Using define('MY_VAR', 'default value'). INSIDE a class definition does not work as expected. You have to use the PHP keyword 'const' and initialize it with a scalar value -- boolean, int, float, string (or array in PHP 5.6+) -- right away.
Prepositional Phrases. Do not use a comma between separate phrases unless they are in a series. A comma may also set off a single prepositional phrase at the beginning to make the sentence clear. A comma is recommended after any introductory prepositional phrase of more than four words. Correct: Under the kitchen table the dog cowered. (Single short, clear phrase.
This is why some of us were taught to use comma before 'but', and some of us were not. Generally speaking, in the UK, writers tend not put a comma before the conjunction. In the US, however, writers tend to use a comma.