Configuration (Laravel Forum 4.x)

Configuration

Server

If you installed Xdebug before version 2.3, you may need to modify xdebug.max_nesting_level. The suggested and new default value from version 2.3 onwards is 256.

Package

There are 5 configuration files in this version; api, integration, preferences, routing and validation. They should already be published to app/config/forum.{config key}.php after running php artisan vendor:publish as part of the installation.

API

• token: A random string used to authenticate API requests. This is used by the API dispatcher and is by default set to a random 32-character string to maximise security on a fresh install.

Integration

• policies: Contains model<>policy mappings as well as the policy to use for top-level forum abilities.
• user_model: The namespace of your application’s user model.
• user_name: The name of the attribute on the user model to use as a display name (e.g. next to posts).

Preferences

• thread: Contains thread settings.
  • cutoff_age: A valid strtotime() string that is used to determine when a thread should be considered “old” and therefore no longer has read/unread status. Defaults to 7 days.
• pagination: Contains X per page values for categories, threads and posts.
• cache_lifetimes: Contains cache lifetimes (in minutes) for various model attributes, as well as a default value to fall back to.
• soft_delete: Specifies whether or not to enable soft-deletion of threads and posts.
• display_trashed_posts: Determines whether or not soft-deleted posts should be included in threads.

Routing

• enable: Enable/disable forum routing. Set to false to effectively disable your forum.
• root: The prefix to use for all forum URLs. Defaults to /forum.

Validation

• rules: Contains validation rules for all of the attributes/fields used in the forum. Note that the ‘required’ rule is automatically enforced where applicable.