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+<?php // $Id$
+      // Shane Elliott
+
+/// Add new sitewide configuration variables to this file.
+
+
+/// $configvars is parsed by config.php
+/// It is an array of arrays of objects
+/// $configvar[sectionname][configvariablename] = configvar object
+    $configvars = array();
+
+    
+/// no, yes strings and menu options are used in a number of places 
+/// so we define them here to save time on repeatedly calling
+/// get_string()
+    $stryes = get_string('yes');
+    $strno  = get_string('no');
+
+    $noyesoptions[0] = $strno;
+    $noyesoptions[1] = $stryes;
+
+
+
+/// A class to hold the configurable information
+/// $field   - the html code for the form field
+/// $help    - help text for the field
+/// $warning - optional warning text to be displayed
+/// method display_warning() - a generic function that can be used in an extended class
+///     e.g. enablerssfeeds
+class configvar {
+
+    var $field;
+    var $help;
+    var $warning;
+
+    function configvar($help, $field, $warning='') {
+        $this->help    = $help;
+        $this->field   = $field;
+        $this->warning = $warning;
+    }
+
+    function display_warning() {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// Miscellaneous config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $misc = array();
+
+
+/// maxeditingtime
+    unset($options);
+    $options[3600] = get_string('numminutes', '', 60);
+    $options[2700] = get_string('numminutes', '', 45);
+    $options[1800] = get_string('numminutes', '', 30);
+    $options[900]  = get_string('numminutes', '', 15);
+    $options[300]  = get_string('numminutes', '', 5);
+    $options[60]   = get_string('numminutes', '', 1);
+
+    $misc['maxeditingtime'] = new configvar (get_string('configmaxeditingtime', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'maxeditingtime', $config->maxeditingtime, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// debug
+    unset($options);
+    $options[7]  = $strno;
+    $options[15] = $stryes;
+
+    $misc['debug'] = new configvar (get_string('configdebug', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'debug', $config->debug, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// enablerssfeeds
+class configvarrss extends configvar {
+    function display_warning() {
+        return (!function_exists('utf8_encode'));
+    }
+}
+
+    $misc['enablerssfeeds'] = new configvarrss (get_string('configenablerssfeeds', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'enablerssfeeds', $config->enablerssfeeds, '', '', '', true),
+        '<font color="red"> You need to add XML support to your PHP installation.</font>' );
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// OPERATING SYSTEM config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $operatingsystem = array();
+
+/// gdversion
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0] = get_string('gdnot');
+    $options[1] = get_string('gd1');
+    $options[2] = get_string('gd2');
+
+    $installed  = check_gd_version();
+
+    $operatingsystem['gdversion'] = new configvar (get_string('configgdversion', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'gdversion', $installed, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// dbsessions
+    $operatingsystem['dbsessions'] = new configvar (get_string('configdbsessions', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'dbsessions', $config->dbsessions, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// sessiontimeout
+    unset($options);
+    $options[14400] = get_string('numhours', '', 4);
+    $options[10800] = get_string('numhours', '', 3);
+    $options[7200]  = get_string('numhours', '', 2);
+    $options[5400]  = get_string('numhours', '', '1.5');
+    $options[3600]  = get_string('numminutes', '', 60);
+    $options[2700]  = get_string('numminutes', '', 45);
+    $options[1800]  = get_string('numminutes', '', 30);
+    $options[900]   = get_string('numminutes', '', 15);
+    $options[300]   = get_string('numminutes', '', 5);
+
+    $operatingsystem['sessiontimeout'] = new configvar (get_string('configsessiontimeout', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'sessiontimeout', $config->sessiontimeout, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// sessioncookie
+    $operatingsystem['sessioncookie'] = new configvar (get_string('configsessioncookie', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="sessioncookie" type="text" size="10" value="'.s($config->sessioncookie).'" alt="sessioncookie" />' );
+
+/// zip
+    $operatingsystem['zip'] = new configvar (get_string('configzip', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="zip" type="text" size="30" value="'.s($config->zip).'" alt="zip" />' );
+
+/// unzip
+    $operatingsystem['unzip'] = new configvar (get_string('configunzip', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="unzip" type="text" size="30" value="'.s($config->unzip).'" alt="unzip" />' );
+
+/// slasharguments
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0] = "file.php?file=/pic.jpg";
+    $options[1] = "file.php/pic.jpg";
+
+    $operatingsystem['slasharguments'] = new configvar (get_string('configslasharguments', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'slasharguments', $config->slasharguments, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// proxyhost
+    $operatingsystem['proxyhost'] = new configvar (get_string('configproxyhost', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="proxyhost" type="text" size="30" value="'.s($config->proxyhost).'" alt="proxyhost" />' );
+
+/// proxyport
+    $operatingsystem['proxyport'] = new configvar ('',
+        '<input name="proxyport" type="text" size="5" value="'.s($config->proxyport).'" alt="proxyport" />' );
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// PERMISSIONS config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $permissions = array();
+
+/// teacherassignteachers
+    $permissions['teacherassignteachers'] = new configvar (get_string('configteacherassignteachers', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'teacherassignteachers', $config->teacherassignteachers, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// allowunenroll
+    $permissions['allowunenroll'] = new configvar (get_string('configallowunenroll', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'allowunenroll', $config->allowunenroll, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// allusersaresitestudents
+    $permissions['allusersaresitestudents'] = new configvar (get_string('configallusersaresitestudents', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'allusersaresitestudents', $config->allusersaresitestudents, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// showsiteparticipantslist
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0]  = get_string('siteteachers');
+    $options[1]  = get_string('allteachers');
+    $options[2]  = get_string('studentsandteachers');
+
+    $permissions['showsiteparticipantslist'] = new configvar (get_string('configshowsiteparticipantslist', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'showsiteparticipantslist', $config->showsiteparticipantslist, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// maxbytes
+    $options = get_max_upload_sizes();
+    
+    $permissions['maxbytes'] = new configvar (get_string('configmaxbytes', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'maxbytes', $config->maxbytes, '', '', 0, true) );
+
+/// messaging
+    $permissions['messaging'] = new configvar (get_string('configmessaging', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'messaging', $config->messaging, '', '', '', true) );
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// INTERFACE config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $interface = array();
+
+/// language settings
+    $interface['lang'] = new configvar ( get_string('configlang', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu(get_list_of_languages(), 'lang', $config->lang, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// language menu
+    $interface['langmenu'] = new configvar ( get_string('configlangmenu', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($noyesoptions, 'langmenu', $config->langmenu, '', '', '', true) );
+    
+/// language list
+    $interface['langlist'] = new configvar ( get_string('configlanglist', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="langlist" type="text" size="40" value="'.s($config->langlist).'" alt="langlist" />' );
+
+/// locale
+    $interface['locale'] = new configvar ( get_string('configlocale', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="locale" type="text" size="10" value="'.s($config->locale).'" alt="locale" />' );
+
+/// timezone
+    if (abs($config->timezone) > 13) {
+        $config->timezone = 99;
+    }
+    $timenow = time();
+    $timeformat = get_string('strftimedaytime');
+
+    for ($tz = -26; $tz <= 26; $tz++) {
+        $zone = (float)$tz/2.0;
+        $usertime = $timenow + ($tz * 1800);
+        if ($tz == 0) {
+            $timezones["$zone"] = gmstrftime($timeformat, $usertime)." (GMT)";
+        } else if ($tz < 0) {
+            $timezones["$zone"] = gmstrftime($timeformat, $usertime)." (GMT$zone)";
+        } else {
+            $timezones["$zone"] = gmstrftime($timeformat, $usertime)." (GMT+$zone)";
+        }
+    }
+
+    $interface['timezone'] = new configvar ( get_string('configtimezone', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($timezones, 'timezone', $config->timezone, get_string('serverlocaltime'), '', '99', true ) );
+
+/// country
+    $interface['country'] = new configvar ( get_string('configcountry', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu (get_list_of_countries(), 'country', $config->country, get_string('selectacountry'), '', 0, true) );
+
+/// framename
+    if (empty($config->framename)) {
+        $config->framename = "_top";
+    }
+
+    $interface['framename'] = new configvar (get_string('configframename', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="framename" type="text" size="15" value="'.s($config->framename).'" alt="framename" />' );
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// USER config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $user = array();
+
+/// sitepolicy
+    $user['sitepolicy'] = new configvar (get_string('configsitepolicy', 'admin'),
+        '<input type="text" name="sitepolicy" size="30" value="'.$config->sitepolicy.'" alt="sitepolicy" />' );
+
+
+/// fullnamedisplay
+    unset($options);
+    $options['language']  = get_string('language');
+    $options['firstname lastname']  = get_string('firstname') . ' + ' . get_string('lastname');
+    $options['lastname firstname']  = get_string('lastname') . ' + ' . get_string('firstname');
+    $options['firstname']  = get_string('firstname');
+
+    $user['fullnamedisplay'] = new configvar (get_string('configfullnamedisplay', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'fullnamedisplay', $config->fullnamedisplay, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// extendedusernamechars
+    $user['extendedusernamechars'] = new configvar (get_string('configextendedusernamechars', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'extendedusernamechars', $config->extendedusernamechars, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// autologinguests
+    $user['autologinguests'] = new configvar (get_string('configautologinguests', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'autologinguests', $config->autologinguests, '', '', '', true) );
+
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// SECURITY config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $security = array();
+
+/// displayloginfailures
+    unset($options);
+    $options[''] = get_string('nobody');
+    $options['admin'] = get_string('administrators');
+    $options['teacher'] = get_string('administratorsandteachers');
+    $options['everybody'] = get_string('everybody');
+
+    $security['displayloginfailures'] = new configvar (get_string('configdisplayloginfailures', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($options, 'displayloginfailures', $config->displayloginfailures, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// notifyloginfailures
+    unset($options);
+    $options[''] = get_string('nobody');
+    $options['mainadmin'] = get_string('administrator');
+    $options['alladmins'] = get_string('administratorsall');
+
+    $security['notifyloginfailures'] = new configvar (get_string('confignotifyloginfailures', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($options, 'notifyloginfailures', $config->notifyloginfailures, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// notifyloginthreshold
+    unset($options);
+    for ($i=1; $i<=100; $i++) {
+        $options[$i] = "$i";
+    }
+
+    $security['notifyloginthreshold'] = new configvar (get_string('confignotifyloginthreshold', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($options, 'notifyloginthreshold', $config->notifyloginthreshold, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// secureforms
+    $security['secureforms'] = new configvar (get_string('configsecureforms', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'secureforms', $config->secureforms, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// loginhttps
+    $security['loginhttps'] = new configvar (get_string('configloginhttps', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'loginhttps', $config->loginhttps, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// forcelogin
+    $security['forcelogin'] = new configvar (get_string('configforcelogin', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'forcelogin', $config->forcelogin, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// forceloginforprofiles
+    $security['forceloginforprofiles'] = new configvar (get_string('configforceloginforprofiles', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'forceloginforprofiles', $config->forceloginforprofiles, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// opentogoogle
+    $security['opentogoogle'] = new configvar (get_string('configopentogoogle', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($noyesoptions, 'opentogoogle', $config->opentogoogle, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// runclamonupload
+    $security['runclamonupload'] = new configvar (get_string('configrunclamonupload', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($noyesoptions, 'runclamonupload', $config->runclamonupload, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// pathtoclam
+    $security['pathtoclam'] = new configvar (get_string('configpathtoclam', 'admin'),
+        '<input type="text" name="pathtoclam" size="30" value="'.$config->pathtoclam.'" alt="pathtoclam" />' );
+
+/// quarantinedir
+    $security['quaratinedir'] = new configvar (get_string('configquarantinedir', 'admin'),
+        '<input type="text" name="quarantinedir" size="30" value="'.$config->quarantinedir.'" alt="quarantinedir" />' );
+
+/// clamfailureonupload
+    unset($options);
+    $options['donothing'] = get_string('configclamdonothing', 'admin');
+    $options['actlikevirus'] = get_string('configclamactlikevirus', 'admin');
+
+    $security['clamfailureonupload'] = new configvar (get_string('configclamfailureonupload', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($options, 'clamfailureonupload', $config->clamfailureonupload, '', '', '', true) );
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// MAINTENANCE config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $maintenance = array();
+
+/// longtimenosee
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0]    = get_string('never');
+    $options[1000] = get_string('numdays', '', 1000);
+    $options[365]  = get_string('numdays', '', 365);
+    $options[180]  = get_string('numdays', '', 180);
+    $options[150]  = get_string('numdays', '', 150);
+    $options[120]  = get_string('numdays', '', 120);
+    $options[90]   = get_string('numdays', '', 90);
+    $options[60]   = get_string('numdays', '', 60);
+    $options[30]   = get_string('numdays', '', 30);
+    $options[21]   = get_string('numdays', '', 21);
+    $options[14]   = get_string('numdays', '', 14);
+    $options[7]   = get_string('numdays', '', 7);
+
+    $maintenance['longtimenosee'] = new configvar (get_string('configlongtimenosee', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'longtimenosee', $config->longtimenosee, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// deleteunconfirmed
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0]    = get_string('never');
+    $options[168]  = get_string('numdays', '', 7);
+    $options[144]  = get_string('numdays', '', 6);
+    $options[120]  = get_string('numdays', '', 5);
+    $options[96]   = get_string('numdays', '', 4);
+    $options[72]   = get_string('numdays', '', 3);
+    $options[48]   = get_string('numdays', '', 2);
+    $options[24]   = get_string('numdays', '', 1);
+    $options[12]   = get_string('numhours', '', 12);
+    $options[6]    = get_string('numhours', '', 6);
+    $options[1]    = get_string('numhours', '', 1);
+
+    $maintenance['deleteunconfirmed'] = new configvar (get_string('configdeleteunconfirmed', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'deleteunconfirmed', $config->deleteunconfirmed, '', '', '', true) );
+
+/// loglifetime
+    unset($options);
+    $options[0]    = get_string('neverdeletelogs');
+    $options[1000] = get_string('numdays', '', 1000);
+    $options[365]  = get_string('numdays', '', 365);
+    $options[180]  = get_string('numdays', '', 180);
+    $options[150]  = get_string('numdays', '', 150);
+    $options[120]  = get_string('numdays', '', 120);
+    $options[90]   = get_string('numdays', '', 90);
+    $options[60]   = get_string('numdays', '', 60);
+    $options[30]   = get_string('numdays', '', 30);
+
+    $maintenance['loglifetime'] = new configvar (get_string('configloglifetime', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu ($options, 'loglifetime', $config->loglifetime, '', '', '', true) );
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// MAIL config variables
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    $mail = array();
+
+/// smtphosts
+    $mail['smtphosts'] = new configvar (get_string('configsmtphosts', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="smtphosts" type="text" size="30" value="'.s($config->smtphosts).'" alt="smtphosts" />' );
+
+/// smtpuser
+    $mail['smtpuser'] = new configvar (get_string('configsmtpuser', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="smtpuser" type="text" size="10" value="'.s($config->smtpuser).'" alt="smtpuser" />' );
+
+/// smtppass
+    $mail['smtppass'] = new configvar ('',
+        '<input name="smtppass" type="text" size="10" value="'.s($config->smtppass).'" alt="smtppass" />' );
+
+/// noreplyaddress
+    $mail['noreplyaddress'] = new configvar (get_string('confignoreplyaddress', 'admin'),
+        '<input name="noreplyaddress" type="text" size="30" value="'.s($config->noreplyaddress).'" alt="noreplyaddress" />' );
+
+/// digestmailtime
+    $hours = array();
+    for ($i=0; $i<=23; $i++) {
+        $hours[$i] = sprintf("%02d",$i);
+    }
+    
+    $mail['digestmailtime'] = new configvar (get_string('configdigestmailtime', 'admin'),
+        choose_from_menu($hours, 'digestmailtime', $config->digestmailtime, '', '', 0, true) );
+
+
+
+
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+    $configvars['interface']       = $interface;
+    $configvars['security']        = $security;
+    $configvars['operatingsystem'] = $operatingsystem;
+    $configvars['maintenance']     = $maintenance;
+    $configvars['mail']            = $mail;
+    $configvars['user']            = $user;
+    $configvars['permissions']     = $permissions;
+    $configvars['misc']            = $misc;
+
+?>