Configuration
ZANACMS configuration files are stored in:
/__config/
Main configuration file
The active website configuration is:
/__config/conf.php
To create it, copy one of the example files from /__config/ and adjust it for the chosen mode:
conf.example-php.php
conf.example-md.php
conf.example-rich.php
Common settings
Typical settings in conf.php include the website mode, languages, layout, URL mode, footer lines, optional manual navigation/sidebar text and admin exposure level. Values set in conf.php have priority over admin-written fallback values from /__config/_admconf.php.
Sidebar
Layouts can output a sidebar with ~~ZCOL2~~. The sidebar is read through zgetconf('col2'), so page data can override the global $GLOBALS['zconf']['col2']. If $GLOBALS['zconf']['col2'] is set in /__config/conf.php, that configuration text is used as the global value and the sidebar editor is locked.
If col2 is not set in page data or /__config/conf.php, and the active design opts in with design.ini / columns=2, the admin tool Sidebar writes fallback sidebar content to /__config/_admconf.php. MD mode stores Markdown there and caches rendered HTML in /zpcache/_meta.php; Rich and PHP mode store HTML there, in separate mode branches. Without design.ini, the design is treated as columns=1 and the admin menu does not show the sidebar tool.
Optional local files
Temporary device setup access is controlled by:
/__config/EDITACCESS_ENABLE.php
This file opens a short time window during which editing cookies can be created or deleted. See Device management for details.
Core and admin files
Do not place local configuration into /zp/ or /admin/. /zp/ contains runtime and core files; /admin/ contains administration code. Both directories can be overwritten by updates.