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### Configuration
#### Web server
Configure your php-enabled web server to:
- Serve the root directory of this repository in PHP
- Block access to the `data` directory (created on first page load)
#### Application
Some configuration must be done before the application is ready for use.
The first time `api.php` is called from a browser, it will create a new blank configuration file at `data/settings.toml`, if it doesn't already exist. See the `settings.default.toml` file in this repository for a list of configurable settings, but do **not** edit `settings.default.toml`!
Instead, enter your configuration details into `data/settings.toml`, which overrides `settings.default.toml`. In particular, you'll probably want to change the settings under the `[database]` header - but ensure you give the entire file a careful read.
## API
The server-side API is accessed through `api.php`, and supports a number of GET parameters. The most important of these is the `action` parameter, Which determines what the API will do. The following values are supported: