engine/lib/install.php File Reference

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Namespaces
namespace	Elgg
	Elgg CSS file.
Functions
	php_check_version ()
	Check that the installed version of PHP meets the minimum requirements (currently 5.2 or greater).
	validate_platform ()
	Validate the platform Elgg is being installed on.
	db_check_settings ($user, $password, $dbname, $host)
	Confirm the settings for the database.
	is_db_installed ()
	Returns whether or not the database has been installed.
	is_installed ()
	Returns whether or not other settings have been set.
	create_settings (array $vars, $in_file="engine/settings.example.php")
	Copy and create a new settings.php from settings.example.php, substituting the variables in $vars where appropriate.
	install_init ()
	Initialisation for installation functions.

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Function Documentation

create_settings	(	array $	vars,
		$	in_file = "engine/settings.example.php"
	)

Copy and create a new settings.php from settings.example.php, substituting the variables in $vars where appropriate.

$vars is an associate array of $key => $value, where $key is the variable text you wish to substitute (eg CONFIG_DBNAME will replace {{CONFIG_DBNAME}} in the settings file.

Parameters:

	array	$vars The array of vars
	string	$in_file Optional input file (if not settings.example.php)

Returns:

string The file containing substitutions.

Definition at line 117 of file install.php.

db_check_settings	(	$	user,
		$	password,
		$	dbname,
		$	host
	)

Confirm the settings for the database.

Parameters:

	string	$user
	string	$password
	string	$dbname
	string	$host

Returns:

bool

Since:

1.7.1

Definition at line 55 of file install.php.

install_init

(

)

Initialisation for installation functions.

Definition at line 135 of file install.php.

is_db_installed

(

)

Returns whether or not the database has been installed.

Returns:

true|false Whether the database has been installed

Definition at line 74 of file install.php.

is_installed

(

)

Returns whether or not other settings have been set.

Returns:

true|false Whether or not the rest of the installation has been followed through with

Definition at line 101 of file install.php.

php_check_version

(

)

Check that the installed version of PHP meets the minimum requirements (currently 5.2 or greater).

Returns:

bool

Definition at line 16 of file install.php.

validate_platform

(

)

Validate the platform Elgg is being installed on.

Exceptions:

ConfigurationException

if the validation fails.

Returns:

bool

Definition at line 30 of file install.php.