joomla-config

Bash script for managing Joomla! configuration values in configuration.php files.

Installation

Just download the script to a directory in your $PATH. For example:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PopArtDesign/joomla-config/refs/heads/main/joomla-config \
    -O ~/.local/bin/joomla-config && chmod +x ~/.local/bin/joomla-config

Usage

joomla-config [-f|--file <file>] [--raw] [--fields <fields>]
              [--db] [--cors] [--mail] [--caching] [--cookie]
              [--debug] [--logging] [--metadata] [--proxy]
              [--seo] [--server] [--session] [--site]

joomla-config [-f|--file <file>] [--raw] <name>

joomla-config [-f|--file <file>] [--raw] <name> <value>

Arguments

• <name>: The name of a configuration variable.
• <value>: The value of a configuration variable.

Options

• --raw: Use values without quoting/unquoting. When setting values, do not automatically quote the value.
• --db: Show database-related configuration values.
• --cors: Sho CORS-related configuration values.
• --mail: Show mail-related configuration values.
• --caching: Show caching-related configuration values.
• --cookie: Show cookie-related configuration values.
• --debug: Show debug-related configuration values.
• --logging: Show logging-related configuration values.
• --metadata: Show metadata-related configuration values.
• --proxy: Show proxy-related configuration values.
• --seo: Show SEO-related configuration values.
• --server: Show server-related configuration values.
• --session: Show session-related configuration values.
• --site: Show site-related configuration values.
• --fields <fields>: Show specified configuration fields (comma-separated). E.g.: --fields db,user,password
• -f, --file <file>: Specify configuration file (default: ./configuration.php).
• -h, --help: Show the help message and exit.

Examples

# List all configuration values
joomla-config

# List only database-related configuration values
joomla-config --db

# List only database and mail-related configuration values
joomla-config --db --mail

# List only specified fields
joomla-config --fields db,user,password

# Get the database host value
joomla-config host

# Set the database host to localhost
joomla-config host localhost

# Set a value without automatic quoting
joomla-config --raw host localhost

# Use a specific configuration file
joomla-config -f /path/to/configuration.php

License

Copyright (c) Voronkovich Oleg. Distributed under the MIT.