[geeklog-devel] Re: Updated Installer

[Tony Bibbs]

Maybe add a $_CONF['doing_install'] variable (true/false).

Then in lib-common.php check that setting before overwriting anything?

--Tony

On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Dirk Haun wrote:

> Blaine Lang <langmail at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> >breaking it into sections 
> 
> Hmm, I didn't think about grouping. Actually, the options are grouped,
> since they are displayed in the order they are defined in config.php.
> There's just no optical separation ...
> 
> I wanted a generic solution. If you haven't looked at the source yet:
> This one simply loops through the $_CONF[] array and displays any key/
> value pairs it finds. So every time a new config variable is added to
> config.php, this script will pick it up automatically. Otherwise,
> maintaining this may become a pain.
> 
> But now that this works, we can apply some simple filters and jazz it up
> a bit (see attachment).
> 
> 
> >for easier user understanding of the settings,
> >and some error checking
> 
> This should take care of both :-) What do you think?
> 
> 
> I found one problem, though: What it displays for $_CONF['theme'] and
> $_CONF['language'] are in fact the settings of the current user, since
> the original $_CONF values are overwritten with the user's settings in
> lib-common.php. Looking for a solution ...
> 
> bye, Dirk
> 
> 
> 

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