Install Tool

The TYPO3 Install Tool is used to configure the system according to the users needs. Though its called Install Tool it is not used to install TYPO3 but rather to configure it.

Table of contents

• Access the Install Tool
• Enable / disable the Install Tool
• Install Tool sections
  • All configuration
  • Basic configuration
  • Image Processing

Access the Install Tool

The Install Tool can be accessed in two ways:

• by the url: www.yourdomainname.com/typo3/install
• or by clicking Install in the TYPO3 Backend

Enable / disable the Install Tool

The Install Tool is disabled by default for security reasons. In order to enable it the admin must create a file named ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL in the typo3conf directory. In newer TYPO3 versions (from 4.6) the ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL can be created from the TYPO3 backend by accessing the Install menu item.

Disabling the Install Tool can be done easily by deleting this file.

Install Tool sections

All configuration

encryptionKey
fileDenyPattern

Basic configuration

This section contains an overview of the system requirements and their status on the current server (requirement fulfilled or not). This overview contains:

• status of write permissions for TYPO3's important directories
• status for GDlib?
• settings from php.ini?
• status for ImageMagick?
• status of database settings
• e-mail status

The Basic configuration section can be used to test if the e-mail sending is functioning on the server. In this section there is a utility that allows the sending of test emails.

Image Processing

This section gives an overview of the status of graphics functions of TYPO3. From this section you can test if the graphic functions work as expected or if they are not.

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