diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bb8b113112..f9f9acff19 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
 install:
  - composer install
 before_script:
- - cp config/local-sample.ini.php config/local.ini.php
+ - cp config/local-sample.config.php config/local.config.php
  - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test;'
  - mysql -utravis test < database.sql
  - echo "extension=redis.so" >> ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/php.ini
diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt
index 2f0613fb7d..9d10e8aee6 100644
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ b/INSTALL.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ password, database name).
 
 4. If you know in advance that it will be impossible for the web server to
 write or create files in the config/ subfolder, create an empty file called
-local.ini.php and make it writable by the web server.
+local.config.php and make it writable by the web server.
 
 5. Visit your website with a web browser and follow the instructions. Please
 note any error messages and correct these before continuing.
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ so in the host name setting for the database.
 
 6. *If* the automated installation fails for any reason, check the following:
 
-	- "config/local.ini.php" exists
-		If not, edit local-sample.ini.php and change system settings. Rename
-to local.ini.php
+	- "config/local.config.php" exists
+		If not, edit local-sample.config.php and change system settings. Rename
+to local.config.php
 	-  Database is populated.
 		If not, import the contents of "database.sql" with phpmyadmin
 or mysql command line
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ or mysql command line
 Registration errors should all be recoverable automatically.
 If you get any *critical* failure at this point, it generally indicates the
 database was not installed correctly. You might wish to move/rename
-local.ini.php to another name and empty (called 'dropping') the database
+local.config.php to another name and empty (called 'dropping') the database
 tables, so that you can start fresh.
 
 ****************************************************************************
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ Bad things will happen. Let there be a hardware failure, a corrupted
 database or whatever you can think of. So once the installation of your
 Friendica node is done, you should make yoursef a backup plan.
 
-The most important file is the `config/local.ini.php` file in the base directory.
+The most important file is the `config/local.config.php` file in the base directory.
 As it stores all your data, you should also have a recent dump of your
 Friendica database at hand, should you have to recover your node.
 
@@ -281,21 +281,21 @@ Windows).
 
 
 #####################################################################
-- If you are unable to write the file config/local.ini.php during installation
+- If you are unable to write the file config/local.config.php during installation
 due to permissions issues:
 #####################################################################
 
 	create an empty file with that name and give it world-write permission.
 For Linux:
 
-% touch config/local.ini.php
-% chmod 664 config/local.ini.php
+% touch config/local.config.php
+% chmod 664 config/local.config.php
 
 Retry the installation. As soon as the database has been created,
 
 ******* this is important *********
 
-% chmod 644 config/local.ini.php
+% chmod 644 config/local.config.php
 
 #####################################################################
 - Some configurations with "suhosin" security are configured without
@@ -334,11 +334,12 @@ After a while I noticed, that bin/worker.php calls further php script via
 proc_open. These scripts themselves also use proc_open and fail, because they
 are NOT called with -d suhosin.executor.func.blacklist=none.
 
-So the simple solution is to put the correct parameters into config/local.ini.php:
+So the simple solution is to put the correct parameters into config/local.config.php:
 
-[config]
-; Location of PHP command line processor
-php_path = "/usr/bin/php -d suhosin.executor.func.blacklist=none -d suhosin.executor.eval.blacklist=none"
+	'config' => [
+		//Location of PHP command line processor
+		'php_path' => '/usr/bin/php -d suhosin.executor.func.blacklist=none -d suhosin.executor.eval.blacklist=none',
+	],
 
 This is obvious as soon as you notice that the friendica-cron uses proc_open to
 execute php-scripts that also use proc_open, but it took me quite some time to
diff --git a/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh b/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
index ac093e7897..440a7b590c 100755
--- a/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
+++ b/bin/dev/vagrant_provision.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ cd /var/www
 php bin/composer.phar install
 
 # initial config file for friendica in vagrant
-#cp /vagrant/util/htconfig.vagrant.php /vagrant/.htconfig.php
-cp /vagrant/util/local.ini.vagrant.php /vagrant/config/local.ini.php
+cp /vagrant/util/local.config.vagrant.php /vagrant/config/local.config.php
 
 # copy the .htaccess-dist file to .htaccess so that rewrite rules work
 cp /vagrant/.htaccess-dist /vagrant/.htaccess
diff --git a/src/App/Mode.php b/src/App/Mode.php
index d9f5cdbd4c..fdfb2ce6e0 100644
--- a/src/App/Mode.php
+++ b/src/App/Mode.php
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ class Mode
 
 		$this->mode = 0;
 
-		if (!file_exists($this->basepath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')
-			&& !file_exists($this->basepath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.htconfig.php')) {
+		if (!file_exists($this->basepath . '/config/local.config.php')
+			&& !file_exists($this->basepath . '/config/local.ini.php')
+			&& !file_exists($this->basepath . '/.htconfig.php')) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
index 294009ada0..150b7e52a7 100644
--- a/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
+++ b/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallation.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Synopsis
 	bin/console autoinstall [-h|--help|-?] [-v] [-a] [-f]
 
 Description
-    Installs Friendica with data based on the local.ini.php file or environment variables
+    Installs Friendica with data based on the local.config.php file or environment variables
 
 Notes
     Not checking .htaccess/URL-Rewrite during CLI installation.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Options
     -h|--help|-?            Show help information
     -v                      Show more debug information.
     -a                      All setup checks are required (except .htaccess)
-    -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.ini.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
+    -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.config.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
     -s|--savedb             Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
     -H|--dbhost <host>      The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
     -p|--dbport <port>      The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ Environment variables
    FRIENDICA_LANG              The langauge of Friendica
    
 Examples
-	bin/console autoinstall -f 'input.ini.php
-		Installs Friendica with the prepared 'input.ini.php' file
+	bin/console autoinstall -f 'input.config.php
+		Installs Friendica with the prepared 'input.config.php' file
 
 	bin/console autoinstall --savedb
-		Installs Friendica with environment variables and saves them to the 'config/local.ini.php' file
+		Installs Friendica with environment variables and saves them to the 'config/local.config.php' file
 
 	bin/console autoinstall -h localhost -p 3365 -U user -P passwort1234 -d friendica
 		Installs Friendica with a local mysql database with credentials
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ HELP;
 		$config_file = $this->getOption(['f', 'file']);
 
 		if (!empty($config_file)) {
-			if ($config_file != 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php') {
+			if ($config_file != 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php') {
 				// Copy config file
 				$this->out("Copying config file...\n");
-				if (!copy($a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config_file, $a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')) {
-					throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: Saving config file failed. Please copy '$config_file' to '" . $a->getBasePath() . "'"  . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "config" . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "local.ini.php' manually.\n");
+				if (!copy($a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $config_file, $a->getBasePath() . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php')) {
+					throw new RuntimeException("ERROR: Saving config file failed. Please copy '$config_file' to '" . $a->getBasePath() . "'"  . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "config" . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . "local.config.php' manually.\n");
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ HELP;
 			Theme::install(Config::get('system', 'theme'));
 			$this->out(" Complete\n\n");
 		} else {
-			$this->out(" Theme setting is empty. Please check the file 'config/local.ini.php'\n\n");
+			$this->out(" Theme setting is empty. Please check the file 'config/local.config.php'\n\n");
 		}
 
 		$this->out("\nInstallation is finished\n");
diff --git a/src/Core/Installer.php b/src/Core/Installer.php
index f7190b2f89..b84bcd916e 100644
--- a/src/Core/Installer.php
+++ b/src/Core/Installer.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class Installer
 
 	/**
 	 * Executes the installation of Friendica in the given environment.
-	 * - Creates `config/local.ini.php`
+	 * - Creates `config/local.config.php`
 	 * - Installs Database Structure
 	 *
 	 * @param string 	$phppath 	Path to the PHP-Binary (optional, if not set e.g. 'php' or '/usr/bin/php')
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class Installer
 	 */
 	public function createConfig($phppath, $urlpath, $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass, $dbdata, $timezone, $language, $adminmail, $basepath)
 	{
-		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl');
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl');
 		$txt = Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$phpath' => $phppath,
 			'$dbhost' => $dbhost,
@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ class Installer
 			'$adminmail' => $adminmail,
 		]);
 
-		$result = file_put_contents($basepath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php', $txt);
+		$result = file_put_contents($basepath . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php', $txt);
 
 		if (!$result) {
-			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('The database configuration file "config/local.ini.php" could not be written. Please use the enclosed text to create a configuration file in your web server root.'), false, false, htmlentities($txt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'));
+			$this->addCheck(L10n::t('The database configuration file "config/local.config.php" could not be written. Please use the enclosed text to create a configuration file in your web server root.'), false, false, htmlentities($txt, ENT_COMPAT, 'UTF-8'));
 		}
 
 		return $result;
@@ -444,9 +444,9 @@ class Installer
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * "config/local.ini.php" - Check
+	 * "config/local.config.php" - Check
 	 *
-	 * Checks if it's possible to create the "config/local.ini.php"
+	 * Checks if it's possible to create the "config/local.config.php"
 	 *
 	 * @return bool false if something required failed
 	 */
@@ -454,17 +454,17 @@ class Installer
 	{
 		$status = true;
 		$help = "";
-		if ((file_exists('config/local.ini.php') && !is_writable('config/local.ini.php')) ||
-			(!file_exists('config/local.ini.php') && !is_writable('.'))) {
+		if ((file_exists('config/local.config.php') && !is_writable('config/local.config.php')) ||
+			(!file_exists('config/local.config.php') && !is_writable('.'))) {
 
 			$status = false;
-			$help = L10n::t('The web installer needs to be able to create a file called "local.ini.php" in the "config" folder of your web server and it is unable to do so.') . EOL;
+			$help = L10n::t('The web installer needs to be able to create a file called "local.config.php" in the "config" folder of your web server and it is unable to do so.') . EOL;
 			$help .= L10n::t('This is most often a permission setting, as the web server may not be able to write files in your folder - even if you can.') . EOL;
-			$help .= L10n::t('At the end of this procedure, we will give you a text to save in a file named local.ini.php in your Friendica "config" folder.') . EOL;
+			$help .= L10n::t('At the end of this procedure, we will give you a text to save in a file named local.config.php in your Friendica "config" folder.') . EOL;
 			$help .= L10n::t('You can alternatively skip this procedure and perform a manual installation. Please see the file "INSTALL.txt" for instructions.') . EOL;
 		}
 
-		$this->addCheck(L10n::t('config/local.ini.php is writable'), $status, false, $help);
+		$this->addCheck(L10n::t('config/local.config.php is writable'), $status, false, $help);
 
 		// Local INI File is not required
 		return true;
diff --git a/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php b/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
index 1edc25d424..50999b984d 100644
--- a/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
+++ b/tests/Util/VFSTrait.php
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ trait VFSTrait
 		// create a virtual directory and copy all needed files and folders to it
 		$this->root = vfsStream::setup('friendica', null, $structure);
 
-		$this->setConfigFile('config.ini.php');
-		$this->setConfigFile('settings.ini.php');
-		$this->setConfigFile('local.ini.php');
+		$this->setConfigFile('defaults.config.php');
+		$this->setConfigFile('settings.config.php');
+		$this->setConfigFile('local.config.php');
 		$this->setConfigFile('dbstructure.config.php');
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php b/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
index cab953bdaf..d534e24ede 100644
--- a/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/App/ModeTest.php
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ class ModeTest extends MockedTest
 	{
 		$mode = new Mode($this->root->url());
 
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config/local.ini.php'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
-		$this->delConfigFile('local.ini.php');
+		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
 
-		$this->assertFalse($this->root->hasChild('config/local.ini.php'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
 		$mode->determine();
 
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
index 957517f035..b70447a547 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/Console/AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest.php
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 	{
 		parent::setUp();
 
-		if ($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php')) {
+		if ($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php')) {
 			$this->root->getChild('config')
-				->removeChild('local.ini.php');
+				->removeChild('local.config.php');
 		}
 
 		$this->db_host = getenv('MYSQL_HOST');
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class AutomaticInstallationConsoleTest extends ConsoleTest
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Creates the arguments which is asserted to be passed to 'replaceMacros()' for creating the local.ini.php
+	 * Creates the arguments which is asserted to be passed to 'replaceMacros()' for creating the local.config.php
 	 *
 	 * @param bool $withDb if true, DB will get saved too
 	 *
@@ -184,51 +184,53 @@ FIN;
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
 		$config = <<<CONF
-<?php return <<<INI
+<?php
 
-[database]
-hostname = 
-username = 
-password = 
-database = 
-charset = utf8mb4
+// Local configuration
 
+// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.config.php for detailed
+// documentation of their data type and behavior.
 
-; ****************************************************************
-; The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
-; Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
-; not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
-; ****************************************************************
+return [
+	'database' => [
+		'hostname' => '',
+		'username' => '',
+		'password' => '',
+		'database' => '',
+		'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+	],
 
-[config]
-admin_email =
-
-sitename = Friendica Social Network
-
-register_policy = REGISTER_OPEN
-register_text =
-
-[system]
-default_timezone = UTC
-
-language = en
-INI;
-// Keep this line
+	// ****************************************************************
+	// The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
+	// Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
+	// not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
+	// ****************************************************************
 
+	'config' => [
+		'admin_email' => '',
+		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
+		'register_policy' => 'REGISTER_OPEN',
+		'register_text' => '',
+	],
+	'system' => [
+		'default_timezone' => 'UTC',
+		'language' => 'en',
+	],
+];
 CONF;
 
-		vfsStream::newFile('prepared.ini.php')
+		vfsStream::newFile('prepared.config.php')
 			->at($this->root)
 			->setContent($config);
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
-		$console->setOption('f', 'prepared.ini.php');
+		$console->setOption('f', 'prepared.config.php');
 
 		$txt = $this->dumpExecute($console);
 
 		$this->assertFinished($txt, false, true);
 
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.ini.php'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'local.config.php'));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
-		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(true), '', 1);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
-		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(false), '', 1);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ CONF;
 		$this->mockExistsTable('user', false, 1);
 		$this->mockUpdate([false, true, true], null, 1);
 
-		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(true), '', 1);
 
 		$console = new AutomaticInstallation($this->consoleArgv);
@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ CONF;
 	{
 		$this->mockConnect(false, 1);
 
-		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.ini.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
+		$this->mockGetMarkupTemplate('local.config.tpl', 'testTemplate', 1);
 		$this->mockReplaceMacros('testTemplate', $this->createArgumentsForMacro(false), '', 1);
 
 		$this->assertTrue(putenv('FRIENDICA_ADMIN_MAIL=admin@friendica.local'));
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ Synopsis
 	bin/console autoinstall [-h|--help|-?] [-v] [-a] [-f]
 
 Description
-    Installs Friendica with data based on the local.ini.php file or environment variables
+    Installs Friendica with data based on the local.config.php file or environment variables
 
 Notes
     Not checking .htaccess/URL-Rewrite during CLI installation.
@@ -359,7 +361,7 @@ Options
     -h|--help|-?            Show help information
     -v                      Show more debug information.
     -a                      All setup checks are required (except .htaccess)
-    -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.ini.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
+    -f|--file <config>      prepared config file (e.g. "config/local.config.php" itself) which will override every other config option - except the environment variables)
     -s|--savedb             Save the DB credentials to the file (if environment variables is used)
     -H|--dbhost <host>      The host of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_HOST)
     -p|--dbport <port>      The port of the mysql/mariadb database (env MYSQL_PORT)
@@ -385,11 +387,11 @@ Environment variables
    FRIENDICA_LANG              The langauge of Friendica
    
 Examples
-	bin/console autoinstall -f 'input.ini.php
-		Installs Friendica with the prepared 'input.ini.php' file
+	bin/console autoinstall -f 'input.config.php
+		Installs Friendica with the prepared 'input.config.php' file
 
 	bin/console autoinstall --savedb
-		Installs Friendica with environment variables and saves them to the 'config/local.ini.php' file
+		Installs Friendica with environment variables and saves them to the 'config/local.config.php' file
 
 	bin/console autoinstall -h localhost -p 3365 -U user -P passwort1234 -d friendica
 		Installs Friendica with a local mysql database with credentials
diff --git a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
index ebbf5037d4..32a80a77e0 100644
--- a/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Core/InstallerTest.php
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ class InstallerTest extends MockedTest
 	 */
 	public function testCheckLocalIni()
 	{
-		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config/local.ini.php'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
 		$install = new Installer();
 		$this->assertTrue($install->checkLocalIni());
 
-		$this->delConfigFile('local.ini.php');
+		$this->delConfigFile('local.config.php');
 
-		$this->assertFalse($this->root->hasChild('config/local.ini.php'));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->root->hasChild('config/local.config.php'));
 
 		$install = new Installer();
 		$this->assertTrue($install->checkLocalIni());
diff --git a/util/local.config.vagrant.php b/util/local.config.vagrant.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fcac663c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/local.config.vagrant.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+// Local configuration
+
+/* If automatic system installation fails:
+ *
+ * Copy this file to local.config.php
+ *
+ * Why local.config.php? Because it contains sensitive information which could
+ * give somebody complete control of your database. Apache's default
+ * configuration will interpret any .php file as a script and won't show the values
+ *
+ * Then set the following for your MySQL installation
+ */
+
+return [
+	'database' => [
+		'hostname' => 'localhost',
+		'username' => 'mysqlusername',
+		'password' => 'mysqlpassword',
+		'database' => 'mysqldatabasename',
+		'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+	],
+
+	// ****************************************************************
+	// The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
+	// Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
+	// not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
+	// ****************************************************************
+
+	'config' => [
+		'admin_email' => 'admin@friendica.local',
+		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
+		'register_policy' => 'REGISTER_OPEN',
+		'register_text' => '',
+	],
+	'system' => [
+		'default_timezone' => 'UTC',
+		'language' => 'en',
+	],
+];
diff --git a/view/templates/local.config.tpl b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5839e8c343
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view/templates/local.config.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+// Local configuration
+
+// If you're unsure about what any of the config keys below do, please check the config/defaults.config.php for detailed
+// documentation of their data type and behavior.
+
+return [
+	'database' => [
+		'hostname' => '{{$dbhost}}',
+		'username' => '{{$dbuser}}',
+		'password' => '{{$dbpass}}',
+		'database' => '{{$dbdata}}',
+		'charset' => 'utf8mb4',
+	],
+
+	// ****************************************************************
+	// The configuration below will be overruled by the admin panel.
+	// Changes made below will only have an effect if the database does
+	// not contain any configuration for the friendica system.
+	// ****************************************************************
+
+	'config' => [
+		'php_path' => '{{$phpath}}',
+		'admin_email' => '{{$adminmail}}',
+		'sitename' => 'Friendica Social Network',
+		'register_policy' => 'REGISTER_OPEN',
+		'max_import_size' => 200000,
+	],
+	'system' => [
+		'urlpath' => '{{$urlpath}}',
+		'default_timezone' => '{{$timezone}}',
+		'language' => '{{$language}}',
+	],
+];