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 $append_slash=true)
	Sanitize file paths ensuring that they begin and end with slashes etc. More...
	elgg_get_release ()
	Get the current Elgg release. More...
	elgg_get_config ($name, $default=null)
	Get an Elgg configuration value. More...
	elgg_set_config ($name, $value)
	Set an Elgg configuration value. More...
	elgg_save_config ($name, $value)
	Save a configuration setting. More...
	elgg_remove_config ($name)
	Removes a config setting. More...
	elgg_get_icon_sizes ($entity_type=null, $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

ElggEntity

$container

Entity containing comments

Returns

bool False means oldest first.

Since

3.0

Definition at line 208 of file configuration.php.

elgg_comments_per_page

(

ElggEntity

$container = null

)

How many comments appear per page.

Parameters

ElggEntity

$container

Entity containing comments

Returns

int

Since

3.0

Definition at line 222 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_asset_path

(

)

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

If not set in settings, the cache path will be returned.

Returns

string

Definition at line 69 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_cache_path

(

)

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

If not set in settings, the data path will be returned.

Returns

string

Definition at line 57 of file configuration.php.

elgg_get_config	(		$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 141 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	(		$entity_type = null,
			$entity_subtype = null,
			$type = 'icon'
	)

Returns a configuration array of icon sizes.

Parameters

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

Returns

array

Definition at line 197 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 108 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 84 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

(

$name

)

Removes a config setting.

Parameters

string

$name

The name of the field.

Returns

bool Success or failure

Definition at line 185 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 97 of file configuration.php.

elgg_save_config	(		$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 174 of file configuration.php.

elgg_set_config	(		$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 161 of file configuration.php.