Questions tagged [config]
The process of configuring ExpressionEngine and/or third-party add-ons via the config.php file - or another configuration solution such as Focus Lab's EE Master Config.
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Config Bootstrap Options
Which config bootstrap options are available for ExpressionEngine? Which one works best in a multi server environment?
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How do I access custom config.php variables in a plugin?
I'm writing a plugin for which I'd like to be able to set site-wide preferences via custom variables in config.php (eg $['myplugin_config_item']), and have those variables available in all my plugins ...
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setting 'site_name' in config doesn't seem to work
Having read through this discussion Config Bootstrap Options, and settled on using the method described on nettuts here, I've got myself a base build for EE with all my usual addons etc. That's all ...
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How best to get a new EE install (including channels/fields) up and running quickly?
I don't use GIT or anything (yet) but am trying to speed up the time it takes to set up a new EE site. I'm finding that I'm setting up a lot of the same channels, custom fields, low variable, etc. ...
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Difference between assign_to_config and config (and or env_config)
I'm using EE Master Config along with Stash.
I know in Master Config that all the configs have been changed from $config[''] to $env_config['']
I noticed with Stash that Mark is using this format: $...
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How do I assign custom global variables from my config file?
I'm currently developing custom config files.
Some of my files are deeply located in my architecture and I want to use some of my variables in the config as specific tag.
Example :
{site_url}assets/...
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How to create a global variable inside config.php
I'm trying to build a simple config bootstrap for use in multi-server environments. I realise there are lots of config bootstraps around, but a lot of the popular ones seem a bit complicated for what ...
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"Word Separator for URL Titles" hidden config variable
Is there a hidden config variable for the "Word Separator for URL Titles" setting? What other hidden config variables remain undocumented in the ExpressionEngine User Guide?
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Renaming system directory if directory is outside root?
What's the general consensus regarding the renaming of the system directory if it resides above root? I was recently updating my default EE install to initially start with the directory above root and ...
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CP access: admin.php or system/index.php
A site that I built last autumn had the CP url set as system/index.php (I think I was following Ryan Irelan’s advice in that regard). It works fine. However, last night I did a quick install of EE ...
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CE Image configuration for MSM
have an MSM site that I’ve just moved from test to production and we’re white screening on the front-end.
I suspected CE Image straight off - commented out my tags and sure enough, the site loaded ...
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Disabling Postmaster from sending emails using a config.php override
Is it possible to disable Postmaster from sending emails using a config.php override? I've got a development version of a site and it'd be good if I could disable the emails from sending when I'm ...
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500 internal server error using Master Config
I've been using Focus Lab's Master Config for most of this year and have never run into this issue before.
So here's what's happening, going to the domain (example: mysite.com/index.php or mysite....
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theme_folder_url issue
Should be a quick one for the EE add-on devs out there.
Most add-ons do support having:
$config['path_third_themes'] = $base_path . "/assets/third_themes/";
$config['url_third_themes'] = $...
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Site and theme URLs not correct in control panel settings
When I load Site > CP Home > General Configuration I see the right values in the field: http://www.example.com for an instant. When the page fully loads it will change to http://dev.example.com. The ...
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Control Panel (CP) Link Button is not working
There's a button in the top right corner of every EE install that links to the front-end of the site. On one of my installs it's returning:
http:///
instead of the site's address.
Where can I ...
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System Offline problems
I turned off the site in the config panel, General Configuration , Is system on? = no. Inside the config file, it’s set to no too. But even if it’s set to no, the site still online. I can still view ...
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Is there a way to define snippets in the index.php or config.php file?
I'd like to define snippets dynamically in the index.php file.
Is there a way to do this?
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Disable database-templates within ExpressionEngine 2
I'm working on EE2 theme and I can't find solution how to force EE use templates directly from the file system.
Generally I want to disable database templates while I'm working on theme, to get ...
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Deny Multiple Logins
Is there any way to deny multiple user logins when using the same username & password?
So if a user is logged in, they can't login from another machine using the same login credentials.
Thanks ...
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Unable to Load Site Preferences
I'm trying to duplicate a site onto a different server and am running into the old "Site Error: Unable to Load Site Preferences; No Preferences Found" error. Through searchign the forums some fixes I'...
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Cannot upload EPS to file directory
I can't upload .eps extension files to any upload directories. I'm on EE 3.4.5. When I try to upload, I see the following message:
I've tried using the 'mime_whitelist_additions' config override, but ...
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Running EE across two servers - how to setup?
I am shifting to a two-server setup for running my site. This would mean one server handles MySQL and one handles web stuff. My understanding is all I need to do to make this function with EE (version ...
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Why wouldn't global variable parse correctly with Master Config?
Using Focus Lab's Master Config, I've set a test global variable for production, like so:
$env_global['global_test'] = 'test';
Then in an embedded template I've dropped in {global_test}. Also tried ...
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Expresso Store: payment gateway settings in filesystem
Is it possible to store payment gateway settings in the file system, eg config.php?
For example, I might want to have different settings for different environments, eg test gateway API for staging ...
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What does $config['disable_all_tracking'] do?
Not sure how to choose to set $env_config['disable_all_tracking'] = 'y' or 'no'; When documentation says if set to 'y' some of the below settings are disregarded
/* Tracking
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Use config variables in templates?
Is there a place in EE to store custom config variables and access them in the templates? I need to be able to use these variables in conditionals as well as output them. Furthermore, I need to have ...
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ed_imageresizer not working with second site in Multisite Manager
I am using ExpressionEngine 2.5.2 and I'm having trouble getting my ed_imageresizer to work on my second site, setup through Multisite Manager. ed_imageresizer is installed and working on my primary ...
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How do I create new image upload destination via config bootstrap file?
I am running expression engine on MSM at the moment. I have got the deployment and ebvironments working properly, my only issues is that there are literally about 30 different file upload paths all ...
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Having issues with $config['debug'] = "1" and environments
I currently have environment variables in my config.php file to deal with databases but on the last couple of project I've had to turn on debug on more than one occasion. I added $config['debug'] = "1"...
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File structure for a staging site is different from production
On my current project the production site has the following folder structure:
--system
--config
--public_html
-assets
-index.php
-admin.php
-etc.
But, the staging site I need to create is ...
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Dynamic path for cachedir when placing system folder above web root
I've got a query about setting the cachedir path in system/config/database.php when placing the system folder above web root.
When the system folder isn't above web root, I'd normally set the path ...
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What's the configuration for multiple subsites the legacy way in ExpressionEngine?
Let me lead with a quote from the present EE license. "An ExpressionEngine license purchase allows a single “live” installation in a production environment and ancillary “development use only” ...
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Config.php file permission changed to 666 but installation won't run
I set permissions via SFTP to 666 on config.php and database.php but am getting this in the installation wizard:
Your config.php file does not appear to have the proper file permissions. Please set ...
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How can you control the pagination URL?
How can you control the pagination URL and change this:
http://example.com/blog/P#
to this:
http://example.com/blog/page-#
? Any help appreciated.
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Secondary site on MSM not retaining its URL
EE 2.7.2.
I have a secondary site on Multi Site Manager. Users can only login to EE from the main site, so I have no admin.php for the secondary site.
In the secondary site's index.php, I have:
$...
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Pagination {auto_path} outputting 3 x duplicate URL
I have an odd problem with EE 2.5.3 outputting multiple urls preceding the correct pagination segment when using this code:
{paginate}
{if next_page}
<a href="{auto_path}"Next</a>
{/if}
{/...
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Focus Lab Config (bootstrap) working with MSM - still problems
OK, first question on SE so bear with me. I'm trying to setup an older site (after going through the EE2 upgrade process) on a virtual private server the client has running WHM and cPanel. The sites ...
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"is_system_on" problem
I am having a tough time getting "is_system_on" to work right in production. In the "General Config" page in the CP, neither the "yes" or "no" radio buttons are set. When I select one and click submit,...
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system overrides for session timeouts -- deprecated?
There's a note in the docs (here) talking about cp_session_ttl and user_session_ttl overrides being replaced as part of the 2.8 update. But I can't see anything about it in the changelogs. Am I ...
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Control Panel locking me out after uploads and template changes - says no data
Prolem:
I am using ExpressionEngine Core 2.6.1. After I click around the control panel for a bit, sometimes updating templates and sometimes uploading images, I get kicked out. When I get kicked out, ...
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Disable Secure Forms in config.php
I can't log into my control panel and I think the issue is related to "secure forms" being enabled. How do I disable "secure forms" in the EE config file?
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Seeking three specific config variables
I've been trying to figure out how to set three specific CP settings via my config file and can't find a reference for the necessary variables. Maybe somebody can point me in the right direction. I'm ...
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Enable Memcached in EE 2.9.2: problems
I am trying to get Memcached working on my EE (2.9.2) website. I have memcached installed correctly (both Memcache and the PHP extension) and running as a daemon:
% ps -ef|grep memcache
user pid ...
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Default .htaccess rewrite block for EE in a subfolder?
Is there a default .htaccess rewrite block for EE while running it in a subfolder?
I have EE in /eefolder/ i.e., mydomain.com/eefolder/ with simply
RewriteEngine on
in the .htaccess file in that ...
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MySQL connection on a non-standard port
We were experimenting with running an EE database stored on AWS and we found that MySQL was running on a non-standard port.
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Inconsistent URL paths
Having some issues with paths on my build, i get a different output using {site_url} to {path='site_index'}, {site_url} outputs the correct value but {path='site_index'} outputs the correct value with ...
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"invalid_filename" error when trying to synchronise upload directories [duplicate]
I'm making some changes to an existing ExpressionEngine site which involve moving the system above the web root and using Focus Labs config set up.
Because of the new config set up I had to define ...
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Why is EE not autosaving?
I have got editors who often have an entry open around 30minutes before saving.
I have turned on autosaving in the config.php file and this is also reflected in the config edotr in the control panel:
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Config setting for disabling page cache
Is there a config setting for disabling page cache in EE? I've found a setting for disabling tag caching $config['disable_tag_caching'] but not one for pages. I'm using the Focus Lab master config ...
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