Question

I’m trying to configure a module in Zend Framework 2 but I’m confused as to what the possible parameter names and values are.

Is there any reference for this? I’ve looked everywhere but cannot find anything.

Answer 1

The question is somewhat unclear. Are you trying to configure a module written by someone else, or are you asking about how to make your own module provide user-friendly configuration?

Both questions get answered by understanding how configuration works.

In a well-designed module, you’ll usually have a config directory, that will contain two files: config/module.config.php and <modulename>.global.php.dist.

module.config.php is for internal (private) configuration. Someone using your module probably doesn’t care about the contents.

<modulename>.global.php.dist contains all the configuration data that a user might want to change. A developer using the module copies this file into /config/autoload/<modulename>.global.php (that path is from the top of the project, not in the module — users of modules shouldn’t ever make changes inside the module directory.)

The developer may also want to create config/autoload/<modulename>.local.php to override the stuff in the global file. The skeleton application contains a .gitignore file that causes .local.php config files to be ignored. This helps solve juggling configuration between development/staging/production and works nicely with various deployment systems.

For a slightly more expansive explanation of this stuff, see this blog post