@@ -10,7 +10,120 @@ Settings (Admin Tools)
1010Only available if :composer: `typo3/cms-install ` is installed.
1111
1212The backend module :guilabel: `Admin Tools > Settings ` offers tools
13- to system maintainers regarding **global ** settings that influence the complete
13+ to system maintainers regarding **global ** settings that affect the complete
1414TYPO3 installation.
1515
16- .. todo: Describe the tools available here
16+ .. _admin-tools-settings-extension :
17+
18+ Extension configuration (global)
19+ ================================
20+
21+ Here you can set global extensions settings. Changes are stored in file
22+ :file: `config/system/settings.php ` under the `EXTENSIONS ` key. You can
23+ override extension settings in file :file: `config/system/additional.php `,
24+ using the :php: `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTENSION'] ` variable.
25+
26+ Extensions can define global settings in
27+ `ext_conf_template.txt <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-options >`_.
28+
29+ .. _admin-tools-settings-password :
30+
31+ Change install tool password
32+ ============================
33+
34+ You can use this tool to easily change the install tool password from
35+ within Admin Tools.
36+
37+ .. _admin-tools-settings-maintainer :
38+
39+ Manage system maintainers
40+ =========================
41+
42+ This tool can be used to grant or revoke
43+ `system maintainer <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:system-maintainer >`_
44+ permissions from backend administrators.
45+
46+ .. _admin-tools-settings-presets :
47+
48+ Configuration presets
49+ =====================
50+
51+ Some `system configuration settings <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3ConfVars >`_
52+ (:php: `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'] `) are commonly used in combination or with
53+ predefined values for certain use cases. Configuration presets can be used to
54+ configure these settings.
55+
56+ .. _admin-tools-settings-cache :
57+
58+ Cache settings
59+ --------------
60+
61+ TYPO3 features a flexible `caching <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:caching >`_
62+ system with a default configuration that is ideal for most use cases.
63+
64+ Depending on your individual hosting setup, the performance of your
65+ TYPO3 instance can be optimized even further by adjusting the storage type.
66+
67+ .. _admin-tools-settings-debug :
68+
69+ Debug settings
70+ --------------
71+
72+ Depending on the `Application Context <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:application-context >`_
73+ debug settings are set to live (in Production context, no debugging) or debug (in
74+ Development context, debugging enabled). The debug setting presets turn
75+ debugging on and off with just two clicks.
76+
77+ .. _admin-tools-settings-image :
78+
79+ Image handling settings
80+ -----------------------
81+
82+ These presets can be used to configure paths to Graphics Magick or Image Magick.
83+
84+ More detailed settings are available in
85+ `TYPO3_CONF_VALS GFX - graphics configuration <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-gfx >`_.
86+
87+ .. _admin-tools-settings-mail :
88+
89+ Mail handling settings
90+ ----------------------
91+
92+ This preset can be used to configure commands used to send mails.
93+
94+ More detailed settings are available in
95+ `TYPO3_CONF_VALS MAIL settings <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-mail >`_.
96+
97+ .. _admin-tools-settings-password-hashing :
98+
99+ Password hashing settings
100+ -------------------------
101+
102+ Allows you to switch the `password hashing algorithm <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:password-hashing >`_.
103+
104+ .. _admin-tools-settings-feature-toggles :
105+
106+ Feature toggles
107+ ===============
108+
109+ .. figure :: /Images/ManualScreenshots/AdminTools/FeatureToggles.png
110+ :alt: Feature toggles in the Admin Tools
111+
112+ This tool enables and disables Core features. See
113+ `Feature toggle API <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:feature-toggles >`_
114+ for details.
115+
116+ .. _admin-tools-settings-typo3confval :
117+
118+ Configure installation-wide options
119+ ===================================
120+
121+ In this tool most values in the
122+ `TYPO3_CONF_VARS array in the settings.php <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars >`_
123+ can be changed.
124+
125+ Values that have been overridden in file :file: `config/system/additional.php `
126+ are not displayed here.
127+
128+ Some settings, for example `DB - Database connections <https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-db >`_,
129+ cannot be viewed or changed here for security reasons.
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