Running Weblogs with Slash

Appendix E. Slash Configuration Variables

The vars table holds all of the configuration variables for a Slash site. These can be divided into several logical groups. This appendix lists the most important variables by name and default value and offers brief descriptions. The program in Example E-1 can be used to generate a similar list for later versions and create a printable copy of current variables.

Example E-1. slashvarlist.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;

use Slash;
use Slash::Utility;

my $virtual_user = shift || 'slash';
createEnvironment($virtual_user);
my $slashdb = getCurrentDB();

print <<HEADER;
Slash Configuration Variables

Name	=> Value (Description)
------------------------------
HEADER

my $sth = $slashdb->sqlSelectMany('name, value, description', 'vars');
while(my $row = $sth->fetchrow_hashref()) {
	print "$row->{name}	=> $row->{value} ($row->{description})\n";
}

print "Generated at " . scalar localtime . " by $0\n";

Variable Tables

The variables in Table E-1 are set by install-slashsite, when first creating a new site. These will all differ between systems, and many will differ between sites. Modifying these variables can render site features unusable.

Table E-1. Site configuration variables

Name	Default value	Description
absolutedir	http://firewheel	Absolute base URL of site; used for creating links external to site that need a complete URL
adminmail	root	The destination address for administrative reports
basedir	/usr/local/slash/site/firewheel/htdocs ...