ipbgen

IPB Config Generator for AWS Secrets Manager

Installation

// With NPM
npm install -g ipbgen

// With Yarn
yarn global add ipbgen

Usage

ipbgen -s <Secret Name> -r <Forums Root File Path>

ipbgen -s prod/secret -r /var/www/forums

Required Secrets

SQL_HOST - MySQL Database Host
SQL_DATABASE - MySQL Database Name
SQL_USER - MySQL Database Username
SQL_PASS - MySQL Database Password
BASE_URL - Base Forum URL
BOARD_START - UNIX Timestamp for when the IPB was installed

Optional Secrets

SQL_PORT - MySQL Database Port - Default: 3306
SQL_SOCKET - MySQL Database Socket - Default: null
SQL_TABLE_PREFIX - MySQL Database Table Prefix - Default: null
SQL_UTF8MB4 - MySQL Database UTF8MB4 Setting - Default: true
INSTALLED - Forum is installed - Default: true
GUEST_GROUP - Guest Group ID - Default: 2
MEMBER_GROUP - Member Group ID - Default: 3
ADMIN_GROUP - Admin Group ID - Default: 4

How to use constants.php with Secrets

Any secret prefixed with CONSTANTS_ will be used in the constants.php file after removing the CONSTANTS_ prefix.

Example:

CONSTANTS_IN_DEV = true

// becomes

define('IN_DEV', true);

Helpful Links

Using constants.php
https://invisioncommunity.com/4guides/advanced-options/configuration-options/using-constantsphp-r25/