[TYPO3-core] RFC #16215: Allow array as localconf.php configuration values

[Xavier Perseguers]

Hi,

Susanne Moog wrote:
> The install tool "all configuration" section has the neat possibility to
> display even custom options configured in localconf.php
> For example add:
> $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal'] = 'test';	
>
> and you'll get a text input field.
>
> If I now add additionally to that line
> // Modified or inserted by TYPO3 Install Tool.
> $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal']['handlerCfg'] = array(
>      '_DEFAULT' =>  array(
>          'type' =>  'adodb',
>          'config' =>  array(
>              'driver' =>  'oci8',
>              'driverOptions' =>  array(
>                  'connectSID' =>  TRUE,
>              )
>          )
>      )
> );
>
> there are two problems:
> 1) the array is not editable by the all configuration section (this
> could be an extra bug/feature)
> 2) adding the array causes the install tool to change the first line to:
> $TYPO3_CONF_VARS['EXTCONF']['dbal'] = 'Aest'; (changes the "t" to an
> "A") in the install tool and saves the wrong value on enter - which is a
> real bug I think.

I created a related bug for both of those cases: 
http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=16379 in order for us to keep track of it.

Thanks
Xavier