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General Settings tab

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Overview
Use this tab to select the home file gallery, the comment settings for file galleries and if rankings/comments are used or not for file galleries.
To Access
From the File Gallery Admin page, click the General Settings tab.




Option Description Default
File gallery Storage of files of various formats to display or download, etc. With check-in and check-out (lock) capability Enabled
Home file gallery (main file gallery) Select the default file gallery
File Galleries | Branding Graphics | colorbox | Documentation temporarily in P | Drawings | Example EPSG:4326 geoJSON boun | Example EPSG:4326 geoJSON path | Example map object images | Example POI icons | exportet-structures-francais,c | Fonctionnalité Articles | Gérer les Utilisateurs | H5P Content | Images for plugin Diagram | Images for slideshows | Images for the Documentation p | Images...
Images for slideshows
Description Hide | Show as a column | Show in popup box | Both Show in popup box
Storage Specify if uploaded files should be stored in the database or file directory.
Store in database | Store in directory
Store in database
Preserve filenames Preserve original filename instead assigning a hash as name Disabled
Path to the directory to store file gallery files Specify a directory on this server, for example: /var/www/ It's recommended that this directory not be web-accessible. PHP must be able to read/write to the directory. storage/fgal/
Podcast directory File system directory for storing podcast files
The server must be able to read/write the directory. Required for podcasts.
files/
Rankings Users can view the “top” or “most” downloaded files. Disabled
File gallery comments Users with permission may post threaded comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Display ZIP option in gallery Users can upload a .zip (archive file). Tiki will automatically un-zip the archive and add each file to the gallery.. Disabled
Allow download limit per file Disabled
Prevent download if score becomes negative If using Tiki Score system, users with a negative score cannot download files. Disabled
Allow file duplicates Allow the same file to be uploaded more than once.
Never | Yes, even in the same gallery | Only in different galleries
Yes, even in the same gallery
Use jQuery upload Use the improved Tiki 15+ upload page Enabled
Batch uploading Direct import of local files into a file gallery. This method can handle large files. The user can upload files via FTP to the target folder. It is highly recommended to use a file directory as the file gallery storage when using this feature. Disabled
Path To enable and use directory batch loading, set up a web-readable directory (preferably outside the web space). Then upload files to that directory, such as with SCP, FTP, etc The server must be able to read the directory. The directory can be outside the web space. None
Require file creator's name for anonymous uploads Disabled
Automatic deletion of old files The user will have an option when uploading a file to specify the time after which the file is deleted
A cron job must be set up in order to delete the files.
Disabled
Deletion emails notification Email addresses (comma-separated) to receive a copy of each deleted file None
Keep the same fileId for the latest version of a file If the checkbox is checked, the file ID of the latest version of a file stays the same. A link to the file will always link to the latest version. If not checked, each version of the file is assigned its own file ID, so a link to the file will be to a specific version of the file Enabled
Store user files in a file gallery Use the file gallery admin and the individual file gallery settings to manage file storage preferences. Disabled
Use file galleries for wiki attachments Wiki attachments will be stored in the file gallery. This is the preferred way to store attachments starting Tiki 26+. Enabled
Save files as drafts Allow saving of files as drafts Disabled
File gallery configuration templates Disabled
Allow searching for existing files in the tracker files field Search files using the search index. Enabled
Set MIME type based on file suffix Sets the MIME type of an image file according to the file suffix when it is incorrectly detected as application/octet-stream Disabled
Clean XML Always Sanitize XML based files such as SVG for all users. Enabled
Allow SVG file upload Because SVG files may contain malicious code and compromise system security, specifically grant permission to upload SVG files.. Disabled
Upload files from remote source Enable copying files to file galleries from a URL that will be polled for new revisions. Disabled
Domains Allowed domains
One domain per line
None
Remote source refresh frequency limit Minimum number of seconds to elapse between remote source checks to prevent flooding the server with requests.
Set to zero to disable refresh
3600 seconds
Display controls to attempt a file refresh Let users trigger a refresh attempt from the remote host. Disabled
Validate uploaded file content Do not trust user input and open the files to verify their content. Enabled
Redirect to file gallery If enabled, redirect all requests to images that were migrated from the image gallery to the corresponding file in the file gallery Disabled
View or export office documents as PDF If enabled allows to view documents without download or to export documents as PDF files Disabled
Maximum width of file preview in pixels The maximum value of width in pixels for the files preview in the popover. 250
Quota for all files and archives The total size of files uploaded to all the file galleries or to a specific file gallery can be limited. The quota for a file gallery applies to that file gallery and all the file galleries under it. When the limit is reached, no more files can be uploaded. The user will see an explanatory error message. An email can be sent via the Mail notifications feature.)
0 for unlimited
0 megabytes
Quota for each file gallery A different quota can be defined for each file gallery. Disabled
Default quota for each new gallery 0 for unlimited 0 megabytes
Must match A regular expression that must be matched to accept the file example A-Za-z* (filename can only have a-z letters) For example, if you want to require that uploads must have a wordprocessing file extension, you could enter .*.(odt|sxw|doc|dot|rtf|wpt|frm|wpd|txt|ODT|SXW|DOC|DOT|RTF|WPT|FRM|WPD|TXT) None
Cannot match A regular expression that, if matched, causes the file to be rejected. For example, .gif rejects gif images. Note that the period must be escaped since a regular expression is being used. If you don’t know anything about regular expressions just leave the fields blank and all the files will be accepted. None
ffmpeg path Path to the location of the ffmpeg binary /usr/bin/ffmpeg
ffprobe path Path to the location of the ffprobe binary /usr/bin/ffprobe
unoconv path Path to the location of the unoconv binary. /usr/bin/unoconv
unoconv timeout The maximum amount of time for unoconv to execute. 60 seconds
unoconv port unoconv running port. 2002
ghostscript path Path to the location of the ghostscript binary. /usr/bin/gs
Alchemy Image library Select either Image Magick or GD Graphics Library.
Imagemagick | GD
Imagemagick
Export diagram image on save If enabled, diagrams will be cached in PNG format when saved or edited. Enabled
Use locally CasperJS to export images If enabled, diagrams can be exported using CasperJS. Disabled
Use draw.io public services to export images When exporting PDFs, if this setting is enabled, diagram images will be fetched using Drawio's services if not in cache. This basically works like a fallback. Disabled
Draw.io service endpoint Configure the draw.io service endpoint to export the diagram images. https://convert.diagrams.ne...
Use diagram compression by default if this setting is enabled, diagram will use compression by default. Enabled
Use RecordRTC to screen record if this setting is enabled, will use RecordRTC to record the screen activity. Disabled
Option Description Default
File gallery Storage of files of various formats to display or download, etc. With check-in and check-out (lock) capability Enabled
Home file gallery (main file gallery) Select the default file gallery
No file gallery available (create one first)
1
Description Hide | Show as a column | Show in popup box | Both Show in popup box
Storage Specify if uploaded files should be stored in the database or file directory.
Store in database | Store in directory
Store in database
Preserve filenames Preserve original filename instead assigning a hash as name Disabled
Path to the directory to store file gallery files Specify a directory on this server, for example: /var/www/ It's recommended that this directory not be web-accessible. PHP must be able to read/write to the directory. storage/fgal/
Podcast directory File system directory for storing podcast files
The server must be able to read/write the directory. Required for podcasts.
files/
Rankings Users can view the “top” or “most” downloaded files. Disabled
File gallery comments Users with permission may post threaded comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Display ZIP option in gallery Users can upload a .zip (archive file). Tiki will automatically un-zip the archive and add each file to the gallery.. Disabled
Allow download limit per file Disabled
Prevent download if score becomes negative If using Tiki Score system, users with a negative score cannot download files. Disabled
Allow file duplicates Allow the same file to be uploaded more than once.
Never | Yes, even in the same gallery | Only in different galleries
Yes, even in the same gallery
Use jQuery upload Use the improved Tiki 15+ upload page Enabled
Batch uploading Direct import of local files into a file gallery. This method can handle large files. The user can upload files via FTP to the target folder. It is highly recommended to use a file directory as the file gallery storage when using this feature. Disabled
Path To enable and use directory batch loading, set up a web-readable directory (preferably outside the web space). Then upload files to that directory, such as with SCP, FTP, etc The server must be able to read the directory. The directory can be outside the web space. None
Require file creator's name for anonymous uploads Disabled
Automatic deletion of old files The user will have an option when uploading a file to specify the time after which the file is deleted
A cron job must be set up in order to delete the files.
Disabled
Deletion emails notification Email addresses (comma-separated) to receive a copy of each deleted file None
Keep the same fileId for the latest version of a file If the checkbox is checked, the file ID of the latest version of a file stays the same. A link to the file will always link to the latest version. If not checked, each version of the file is assigned its own file ID, so a link to the file will be to a specific version of the file Enabled
Store user files in a file gallery Use the file gallery admin and the individual file gallery settings to manage file storage preferences. Disabled
Use file galleries for wiki attachments Wiki attachments will be stored in the file gallery. Disabled
Save files as drafts Allow saving of files as drafts Disabled
File gallery configuration templates Disabled
Allow searching for existing files in the tracker files field Search files using the search index. Enabled
Set MIME type based on file suffix Sets the MIME type of an image file according to the file suffix when it is incorrectly detected as application/octet-stream Disabled
Clean XML Always Sanitize XML based files such as SVG for all users. Enabled
Allow SVG file upload Because SVG files may contain malicious code and compromise system security, specifically grant permission to upload SVG files.. Disabled
Upload files from remote source Enable copying files to file galleries from a URL that will be polled for new revisions. Disabled
Remote source refresh frequency limit Minimum number of seconds to elapse between remote source checks to prevent flooding the server with requests.
Set to zero to disable refresh
3600 seconds
Display controls to attempt a file refresh Let users trigger a refresh attempt from the remote host. Disabled
Validate uploaded file content Do not trust user input and open the files to verify their content. Enabled
Redirect to file gallery If enabled, redirect all requests to images that were migrated from the image gallery to the corresponding file in the file gallery Disabled
View or export office documents as PDF If enabled allows to view documents without download or to export documents as PDF files Disabled
Maximum width of file preview in pixels The maximum value of width in pixels for the files preview in the popover. 250
Quota for all files and archives The total size of files uploaded to all the file galleries or to a specific file gallery can be limited. The quota for a file gallery applies to that file gallery and all the file galleries under it. When the limit is reached, no more files can be uploaded. The user will see an explanatory error message. An email can be sent via the Mail notifications feature.)
0 for unlimited
0 megabytes
Quota for each file gallery A different quota can be defined for each file gallery. Disabled
Default quota for each new gallery 0 for unlimited 0 megabytes
Must match A regular expression that must be matched to accept the file example A-Za-z* (filename can only have a-z letters) For example, if you want to require that uploads must have a wordprocessing file extension, you could enter .*.(odt|sxw|doc|dot|rtf|wpt|frm|wpd|txt|ODT|SXW|DOC|DOT|RTF|WPT|FRM|WPD|TXT) None
Cannot match A regular expression that, if matched, causes the file to be rejected. For example, .gif rejects gif images. Note that the period must be escaped since a regular expression is being used. If you don’t know anything about regular expressions just leave the fields blank and all the files will be accepted. None
ffmpeg path Path to the location of the ffmpeg binary /usr/bin/ffmpeg
ffprobe path Path to the location of the ffprobe binary /usr/bin/ffprobe
unoconv path Path to the location of the unoconv binary. /usr/bin/unoconv
unoconv timeout The maximum amount of time for unoconv to execute. 60 seconds
unoconv port unoconv running port. 2002
ghostscript path Path to the location of the ghostscript binary. /usr/bin/gs
Alchemy Image library Select either Image Magick or GD Graphics Library.
Imagemagick (Extension not loaded) | GD
Imagemagick (Extension not ...
Export diagram image on save If enabled, diagrams will be cached in PNG format when saved or edited. Enabled
Use locally CasperJS to export images If enabled, diagrams can be exported using CasperJS. Disabled
Use draw.io public services to export images When exporting PDFs, if this setting is enabled, diagram images will be fetched using Drawio's services if not in cache. This basically works like a fallback. Disabled
Draw.io service endpoint Configure the draw.io service endpoint to export the diagram images. https://convert.diagrams.ne...
Use diagram compression by default if this setting is enabled, diagram will use compression by default. Enabled
Use RecordRTC to screen record if this setting is enabled, will use RecordRTC to record the screen activity. Disabled
fgal-generalsettings
Tiki 18 Preferences Image
Option Description Default
File gallery Storage of files of various formats to display or download, etc. With check-in and check-out (lock) capability Enabled
Home file gallery (main file gallery) Select the default file gallery
No file gallery available (create one first)
1
Description Hide | Show as a column | Show in popup box | Both Show in popup box
Storage Specify if uploaded files should be stored in the database or file directory.
Store in database | Store in directory
Store in database
Path to the directory to store file gallery files Specify a directory on this server, for example: /var/www/ It's recommended that this directory not be web-accessible. PHP must be able to read/write to the directory. storage/fgal/
Podcast directory File system directory for storing podcast files
The server must be able to read/write the directory. Required for podcasts.
files/
Rankings Users can view the “top” or “most” downloaded files. Disabled
File gallery comments Users with permission may post threaded comments. The comments will appear at the bottom of the page. Disabled
Display ZIP option in gallery Users can upload a .zip (archive file). Tiki will automatically un-zip the archive and add each file to the gallery.. Disabled
Allow download limit per file Disabled
Prevent download if score becomes negative If using Tiki Score system, users with a negative score cannot download files. Disabled
Allow file duplicates Allow the same file to be uploaded more than once.
Never | Yes, even in the same gallery | Only in different galleries
Yes, even in the same gallery
Use jQuery upload Use the improved Tiki 15+ upload page Enabled
Batch uploading Direct import of local files into a file gallery. This method can handle large files. The user can upload files via FTP to the target folder. It is highly recommended to use a file directory as the file gallery storage when using this feature. Disabled
Path To enable and use directory batch loading, set up a web-readable directory (preferably outside the web space). Then upload files to that directory, such as with SCP, FTP, etc The server must be able to read the directory. The directory can be outside the web space. None
Require file creator's name for anonymous uploads Disabled
Automatic deletion of old files The user will have an option when uploading a file to specify the time after which the file is deleted
A cron job must be set up in order to delete the files.
Disabled
Deletion emails notification Email addresses (comma-separated) to receive a copy of each deleted file None
Keep the same fileId for the latest version of a file If the checkbox is checked, the file ID of the latest version of a file stays the same. A link to the file will always link to the latest version. If not checked, each version of the file is assigned its own file ID, so a link to the file will be to a specific version of the file Enabled
Store user files in a file gallery Use the file gallery admin and the individual file gallery settings to manage file storage preferences. Disabled
Use file galleries for wiki attachments Wiki attachments will be stored in the file gallery. Disabled
Save files as drafts Allow saving of files as drafts Disabled
File gallery configuration templates Disabled
Allow searching for existing files in the tracker files field Search files using the search index. Enabled
Set MIME type based on file suffix Sets the MIME type of an image file according to the file suffix when it is incorrectly detected as application/octet-stream Disabled
Clean XML Always Sanitize XML based files such as SVG for all users. Enabled
Allow SVG file upload Because SVG files may contain malicious code and compromise system security, specifically grant permission to upload SVG files.. Disabled
Upload files from remote source Enable copying files to file galleries from a URL that will be polled for new revisions. Disabled
Domains Allowed domains
One domain per line
None
Remote source refresh frequency limit Minimum number of seconds to elapse between remote source checks to prevent flooding the server with requests.
Set to zero to disable refresh
3600 seconds
Display controls to attempt a file refresh Let users trigger a refresh attempt from the remote host. Disabled
Validate uploaded file content Do not trust user input and open the files to verify their content. Enabled
Redirect to file gallery If enabled, redirect all requests to images that were migrated from the image gallery to the corresponding file in the file gallery Disabled
View or export office documents as PDF If enabled allows to view documents without download or to export documents as PDF files Disabled
Maximum width of file preview in pixels The maximum value of width in pixels for the files preview in the popover. 250
Quota for all files and archives The total size of files uploaded to all the file galleries or to a specific file gallery can be limited. The quota for a file gallery applies to that file gallery and all the file galleries under it. When the limit is reached, no more files can be uploaded. The user will see an explanatory error message. An email can be sent via the Mail notifications feature.)
0 for unlimited
0 megabytes
Quota for each file gallery A different quota can be defined for each file gallery. Disabled
Default quota for each new gallery 0 for unlimited 0 megabytes
Must match A regular expression that must be matched to accept the file example A-Za-z* (filename can only have a-z letters) For example, if you want to require that uploads must have a wordprocessing file extension, you could enter .*.(odt|sxw|doc|dot|rtf|wpt|frm|wpd|txt|ODT|SXW|DOC|DOT|RTF|WPT|FRM|WPD|TXT) None
Cannot match A regular expression that, if matched, causes the file to be rejected. For example, .gif rejects gif images. Note that the period must be escaped since a regular expression is being used. If you don’t know anything about regular expressions just leave the fields blank and all the files will be accepted. None
ffmpeg path Path to the location of the ffmpeg binary /usr/bin/ffmpeg
ffprobe path Path to the location of the ffprobe binary /usr/bin/ffprobe
unoconv path Path to the location of the unoconv binary. /usr/bin/unoconv
unoconv timeout The maximum amount of time for unoconv to execute. 60 seconds
unoconv port unoconv running port. 2002
ghostscript path Path to the location of the ghostscript binary. /usr/bin/gs
Alchemy Image library Select either Image Magick or GD Graphics Library.
Imagemagick (Extension not loaded) | GD
Imagemagick (Extension not ...
Export diagram image on save If enabled, diagrams will be cached in PNG format when saved or edited. Enabled
Use locally CasperJS to export images If enabled, diagrams can be exported using CasperJS. Disabled
Use draw.io public services to export images When exporting PDFs, if this setting is enabled, diagram images will be fetched using Drawio's services if not in cache. This basically works like a fallback. Disabled
Draw.io service endpoint Configure the draw.io service endpoint to export the diagram images. https://convert.diagrams.ne...



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