I know it is possible to nest arrays or objects and access them like this:
some_array["sub_type1"]["value"]
or
some_object->sub_type1->value
But is it also possible to use some kind of nested constant values and acces them like this?
SOME_CLASS::SUB_TYPE::MORE_SUBTYPES::VALUE
Use class inheritance for your subtypes, and define the constant in the corresponding subtype class definition.
<?php
class Someclass {}
class Someclass_Subtype extends Someclass {}
class Someclass_Subtype_Child extends Someclass_Subtype
{
const VALUE = 'whatever';
}