Howto/guidelines for database based configuration - Was: [mantisbt-help] 1.1.0a4 Security Issues

On 8/29/07, Glenn Henshaw 
<thraxisp-3kkvZBxzQh2+Mgy9Xt2BoPd9D2ou9A/h@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 29-Aug-07, at 3:44 PM, Shawn Hill wrote:
> > What would be the best practice to ensure consistency in my
> > configuration going forward, i.e. some settings in the DB and some
> > in the config_inc.php?  Furthermore, which settings take preference
> > is the order as follows;
> > 1.  config_inc.php
> > 2.  database
> > 3.  config_defaults_inc.php
>
>    Actually, it's:
> 1. database
> 2. config_inc.php
> 3. config_defaults.php
>
>    You shouldn't be editing config_defaults.php, as this file will be
> replaced when the package is updated. Global changes for all projects
> should be made in config_inc.php, although global settings are also
> available in the database. Not all settings have a GUI to adjust them
> in the database.
>

Is it documented somewhere (in the wiki?) what to do when we add a new
configuration parameter so it will be shown on the GUI?

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