Should I use a table here or hard code values in a config file?

I need to set up different user roles i.e:开发者_如何学编程

1-administrator 2-writer 3-member

I was wondering whether I should make a dedicated table for user roles i.e just to store the names and ids i.e:

USER ROLES
ID | NAME 

Or would it be ok if I were to just put the values in a config file as an associative array i.e:

$config['roles'] = array(1=>'Administrator'...);

Considering that I just need to store an id and a name here?

Absolutely use the database table if this is a production app. You will thank yourself later if you want to turn over administration to someone else.