Config.php from root to /user

[Massimiliano]

Would it make sense to move config.php from root to /user?

Single users could backup their /user folder and be safe. But, what about multi-user installations?

[morydd]

Habari-Dev thread: http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev/browse_thread/thread/065e3aefb17f6263#

[itrebal]

It appears that it would take only changing line 262 of classes/site.php from:

self::$config_path= HABARI_PATH;

to:

self::$config_path= HABARI_PATH . '/user/';

[chrisjdavis]

Is there a feeling as to which direction we should go here? Scott's message to the list went completely unanswered. I could make this change immediately, but I don't feel comfortable doing so without some discussion first.

[chrisjdavis]

Also this will require more extensive changes than just what is quoted above. Nothing to serious, but still more than the one change.

[rickc]

I think it would be a good change. In combination with the change suggested in issue #273, it would make for an almost completely portable Habari installation.

[arthus]

I think this change should be made. It allows for users to backup /user or copy it to a different installation and carry all their settings and plugins with them.

[michaeltwofish]

This is a feature addition, not a bug fix, and as such it should not be included in 0.5. I realise we haven't fleshed out a policy for what should and should not be included in a feature frozen release yet; I'd start a draft on http://wiki.habariproject.org/en/Release_Policy but can't currently log in.

[moeffju]

I think this should be in 0.6. Caveat: How are multisite installs affected?

[michaeltwofish]

There has been discussion about making one of the focuses of 0.7 multisite/multiauthor, so perhaps it should be pushed to 0.7.

[skippy]

The code as of r2436 supports storing config.php in /user/sites/www.foo.bar

Make sure the directory in /user/sites matches the site name users type into the URL, then move config.php into there. Haven't yet tested a multi-site setup, but the code looks like it should work.

Closing this ticket.