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Configuration

Prior to ATutor 1.5.2 all configurable settings are stored in ./include/config.inc.php. Since ATutor 1.5.2 only the database connection information is stored in the file. Other options are stored in the database, setting them initially using the installation or upgrade scripts, and managing them using the administrator's System Preferences manager.

  • DB_USER
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: The MySQL user name that will be used to connect to the ATutor database.
  • DB_PASSWORD
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: The MySQL user name password that will be used to connect to the ATutor database.
  • DB_HOST
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: localhost
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: The MySQL host name that will be used to connect to the ATutor database.
  • DB_PORT
    • Type: Integer
    • Default Value: 3306
    • Version: 1.2+
    • Description: The MySQL database port that will be used to make the connection.
  • DB_NAME
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: atutor
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: The MySQL database name that will be used to store the ATutor tables.
  • TABLE_PREFIX
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: AT_
    • Version: 1.3.1+
    • Description: The prefix to attach to the name of every ATutor table. Use the table prefix to avoid conflicts between table names when ATutor is installed into an existing database.
  • EMAIL
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.5
    • Description: The contact email address provided for help, and other notifications sent from the system.
  • EMAIL_NOTIFY
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: TRUE
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: Do you (the admin) want to be emailed when users request upgrades to Instructor accounts.
  • ALLOW_INSTRUCTOR_REQUESTS
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: TRUE
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: Allow regular users to request that their account be upgraded to instructor status.
  • AUTO_APPROVE_INSTRUCTORS
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: FALSE
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: If ALLOW_INSTRUCTOR_REQUESTS is TRUE then you can have the requests approved instantly/automatically, otherwise each request will have to be approved manually by the admin.
  • ADMIN_EMAIL
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.0 to 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5)The email that will be used as the return email when needed and when instructor account requests are made.
  • ADMIN_USERNAME
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.3.1 to 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5) The username to the administration section.
  • ADMIN_PASSWORD
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.0+
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5) The password to the administration section.
  • $MaxFileSize
    • Type: Integer
    • Default Value: 1048576
    • Version: 1.1+
    • Description: Maximum allowable file size in Bytes to upload. This does not override the value set for upload_max_filesize in php.ini
  • $MaxCourseSize
    • Type: Integer
    • Default Value: 10485760
    • Version: 1.1+
    • Description: Total maximum allowable course size in Bytes. The total of all the uploaded files.
  • $MaxCourseFloat
    • Type: Integer
    • Default Value: 2097152
    • Version: 1.3+
    • Description: How much a course can be over its limit while still allowing the file or import to continue. Makes the actual course limit to be $MaxCourseSize + $MaxCourseFloat, but when $MaxCourseFloat is reached no more uploads will be allowed for that course.
  • $IllegalExtentions
    • Type: Array
    • Default Value: ('exe', 'asp', 'php', 'bat', 'cgi', 'pl', 'com', 'vbs', 'reg', 'pcd', 'pif', 'scr', 'bas', 'inf', 'vb', 'vbe', 'wsc', 'wsf', 'wsh')
    • Version: 1.1+
    • Description: Illegal file types, by extension. Any extensions to disallow for uploading. (Just the extention without the leading dot.)
  • SITE_NAME
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: Course Server
    • Version: 1.1+
    • Description: The name of your course server website.
  • HOME_URL
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.3.2+
    • Description: The URL back to your website. If the URL is empty then the "Home" link will not appear.
  • HEADER_IMAGE
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: images/pub_default.jpg
    • Version: 1.3.2 to 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5) The top left header image before loging in. Approximately w:230 x h:90.
  • HEADER_LOGO
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: images/at-logo.gif
    • Version: 1.3.2 to 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5) The top right header image before loging in.
  • DEFAULT_LANGUAGE
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: en
    • Version: 1.2+
    • Description: The default language to use if it can't be detected. Must be one that is available on the system. Value is the official ISO 639-1 language code. Begin with English (en), then modify when additional languages have been installed.
  • CACHE_DIR
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: /tmp/
    • Version: 1.2+
    • Description: Where the cache directory should be created. On a Windows machine the path should look like C:\Windows\temp\. If used on a Unix or Linux machines that support RAM partitions (such as /dev/shm/ on RedHat or mfs on FreeBSD) and you have a lot of RAM available it would be a good idea to use that partition. Path must end in a slash. The directory must already exist (create a writable directory if one does not exist). Make empty or comment out to disable cacheing.
  • BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: false
    • Version: 1.3 - 1.4.1
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.4.2) If you are upgrading from a version less than 1.3 and have content originally created in 1.0 you may want to keep backwards compatibility on to keep the usage of CONTENT_DIR and paths relative to the base ATutor installation directory, which is no longer required in versions greater than 1.3. BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY is deprecated in versions greater than 1.4.1.
  • AVAILABLE_THEMES
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: default
    • Version: 1.4 to 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.4.3) A comma separated list of themes directories. The default theme directory can be found in path_to_atutor/templates/themes. See the themes_readme.txt file in the themes directory for more information about creating and configuring themes.
  • AT_CONTENT_DIR
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.4.2+
    • Description: The full path to the content directory. Must not contain symbolic links or shortcuts.
  • MAIL_USE_SMTP
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.4+
    • Description: Whether or not to use the default php.ini SMTP settings. If false then mail will try to be sent using sendmail.
  • AT_ENABLE_CATEGORY_THEMES
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: false
    • Version: 1.4.2+
    • Description: Whether or not to enable theme specific categories and disable the personal theme preference.
  • AT_COURSE_BACKUPS
    • Type: Integer
    • Default Value: 5
    • Version: 1.4.3+
    • Description: How many backup files can be stored per course.
  • EMAIL_CONFIRMATION
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: FALSE
    • Version: 1.5+
    • Description: Set to TRUE to require newly registered accounts to conifm their account via an email confirmation message sent to them, before they can login.
  • AT_SHOW_TEST_BOX
    • Type: Boolean
    • Default Value: true
    • Version: 1.4.3
    • Description: (Deprecated in 1.5)Whether or not to show the "Ongoing Tests" box on the home page.

ACollab Add-on Configuration

  • AC_PATH
    • Type: String
    • Default Value:None
    • Version: 1.4+
    • Description: The relative or absolute path to an ACollab installation that will run as an add-on for this installation of ATutor. Leave empty if ACollab is not installed, or is available as a standalone application only. Path must include the trailing slash.
  • AC_TABLE_PREFIX
    • Type: String
    • Default Value: None
    • Version: 1.4+
    • Description: The prefix that was attached to all ACollab tables at install time. The default prefix suggested during install is AC_. Leave empty if ACollab is not installed, or is available as a standalone application only.
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