configuration.php File Reference

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Functions
	elgg_get_site_url ()
	Get the URL for the current (or specified) site, ending with "/". More...
	elgg_get_plugins_path ()
	Get the plugin path for this installation, ending with slash. More...
	elgg_get_data_path ()
	Get the data directory path for this installation, ending with slash. More...
	elgg_get_cache_path ()
	Get the cache directory path for this installation, ending with slash. More...
	elgg_get_asset_path ()
	Get the asset cache directory path for this installation, ending with slash. More...
	elgg_get_root_path ()
	Get the project path (where composer is installed), ending with slash. More...
	elgg_sanitize_path (string $path, bool $append_slash=true)
	Sanitize file paths ensuring that they begin and end with slashes etc. More...
	elgg_get_release ()
	Get the current Elgg release. More...
	elgg_get_config (string $name, $default=null)
	Get an Elgg configuration value. More...
	elgg_set_config (string $name, $value)
	Set an Elgg configuration value. More...
	elgg_save_config (string $name, $value)
	Save a configuration setting. More...
	elgg_remove_config (string $name)
	Removes a config setting. More...
	elgg_get_icon_sizes (?string $entity_type=null,?string $entity_subtype=null, $type= 'icon')
	Returns a configuration array of icon sizes. More...
	elgg_comments_are_latest_first (?\ElggEntity $container=null)
	Are comments displayed with latest first? More...
	elgg_comments_per_page (?\ElggEntity $container=null)
	How many comments appear per page. More...

Function Documentation

elgg_comments_are_latest_first

(

?\ElggEntity

$container = null

)

Are comments displayed with latest first?

Parameters

null | \ElggEntity

$container

Entity containing comments

Returns

bool False means oldest first.

Since

3.0

Definition at line 204 of file configuration.php.

elgg_comments_per_page

(

?\ElggEntity

$container = null

)

How many comments appear per page.

Parameters

null | \ElggEntity

$container

Entity containing comments

Returns

int

Since

3.0

Definition at line 219 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_asset_path

(

)

Get the asset cache directory path for this installation, ending with slash.

Returns

string

Definition at line 64 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_cache_path

(

)

Get the cache directory path for this installation, ending with slash.

Returns

string

Definition at line 55 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_config	(	string	$name,
			$default = null
	)

Get an Elgg configuration value.

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the configuration value
mixed	$default	(optional) default value if configuration value is not set

Returns

mixed Configuration value or the default value if it does not exist

Since

1.8.0

Examples:

/root/Elgg/engine/lib/views.php.

Definition at line 136 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_data_path

(

)

Get the data directory path for this installation, ending with slash.

Returns

string

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 46 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_icon_sizes	(	?string	$entity_type = null,
		?string	$entity_subtype = null,
			$type = 'icon'
	)

Returns a configuration array of icon sizes.

Parameters

null | string	$entity_type	Entity type
null | string	$entity_subtype	Entity subtype
string	$type	The name of the icon. e.g., 'icon', 'cover_photo'

Returns

array

Definition at line 192 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_plugins_path

(

)

Get the plugin path for this installation, ending with slash.

Returns

string

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 36 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_release

(

)

Get the current Elgg release.

Returns

string

Exceptions

Examples:

/root/Elgg/engine/lib/views.php.

Definition at line 102 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_root_path

(

)

Get the project path (where composer is installed), ending with slash.

Note: This is not the same as the Elgg root! In the Elgg 1.x series, Elgg was always at the install root, but as of 2.0, Elgg can be installed as a composer dependency, so you cannot assume that it the install root anymore.

Returns

string

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 78 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_site_url

(

)

Get the URL for the current (or specified) site, ending with "/".

Returns

string

Since

1.8.0

Examples:

/root/Elgg/engine/classes/Elgg/Http/Urls.php, /root/Elgg/engine/lib/output.php, and /root/Elgg/engine/lib/views.php.

Definition at line 26 of file configuration.php.

elgg_remove_config

(

string

$name

)

Removes a config setting.

Parameters

string

$name

The name of the field.

Returns

bool Success or failure

Definition at line 180 of file configuration.php.

elgg_sanitize_path	(	string	$path,
		bool	$append_slash = true
	)

Sanitize file paths ensuring that they begin and end with slashes etc.

Parameters

string	$path	The path
bool	$append_slash	Add trailing slash

Returns

string

Since

4.3

Definition at line 91 of file configuration.php.

elgg_save_config	(	string	$name,
			$value
	)

Save a configuration setting.

Parameters

string	$name	Configuration name (cannot be greater than 255 characters)
mixed	$value	Configuration value. Should be string for installation setting

Returns

bool

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 169 of file configuration.php.

elgg_set_config	(	string	$name,
			$value
	)

Set an Elgg configuration value.

Warning

This does not persist the configuration setting. Use elgg_save_config()

Parameters

string	$name	Name of the configuration value
mixed	$value	Value

Returns

void

Since

1.8.0

Definition at line 156 of file configuration.php.