pkp/pkp-lib#8543 sync config templates and remove unused values

config.TEMPLATE.inc.php

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 ;
 ; config.TEMPLATE.inc.php
 ;
-; Copyright (c) 2014-2021 Simon Fraser University
-; Copyright (c) 2003-2021 John Willinsky
+; Copyright (c) 2014-2024 Simon Fraser University
+; Copyright (c) 2003-2024 John Willinsky
 ; Distributed under the GNU GPL v3. For full terms see the file docs/COPYING.
 ;
 ; OJS Configuration settings.
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 
 [general]
 
-; An application specific key that is required for the app to run
+; An application-specific key that is required for the app to run
 ; Internally this is used for any encryption (specifically cookie encryption if enabled)
-app_key = 
+app_key =
 
 ; Set this to On once the system has been installed
 ; (This is generally done automatically by the installer)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 ; Example3: URLs that map to a subdomain.
 ;    Example3: base_url[myOtherJournal] = http://myOtherJournal.example.com
 
-; Generate RESTful URLs using mod_rewrite.  This requires the
+; Generate RESTful URLs using mod_rewrite. This requires the
 ; rewrite directive to be enabled in your .htaccess or httpd.conf.
 ; See FAQ for more details.
 restful_urls = Off
@@ -99,17 +99,11 @@
 allowed_hosts = ''
 
 ; Allow the X_FORWARDED_FOR header to override the REMOTE_ADDR as the source IP
-; Set this to "On" if you are behind a reverse proxy and you control the X_FORWARDED_FOR
+; Set this to "On" if you are behind a reverse proxy and you control the
+; X_FORWARDED_FOR header.
 ; Warning: This defaults to "On" if unset for backwards compatibility.
 trust_x_forwarded_for = Off
 
-; Set the maximum number of citation checking processes that may run in parallel.
-; Too high a value can increase server load and lead to too many parallel outgoing
-; requests to citation checking web services. Too low a value can lead to significantly
-; slower citation checking performance. A reasonable value is probably between 3
-; and 10. The more your connection bandwidth allows the better.
-citation_checking_max_processes = 3
-
 ; Display a message on the site admin and journal manager user home pages if there is an upgrade available
 show_upgrade_warning = On
 
@@ -127,10 +121,10 @@
 ; as separate Privacy Statements for each journal.
 sitewide_privacy_statement = Off
 
-; The number of days a new user has to validate their account
-; A new user account will be expired and removed if this many days have passed since the user registered
-; their account, and they have not validated their account or logged in. If the user_validation_period is set to
-; 0, unvalidated accounts will never be removed. Use this setting to automatically remove bot registrations.
+; The number of days a new user has to validate their account.
+; A new user account will be removed if this many days have passed since the user registered
+; their account, and they have not validated their account or logged in. If set to 0,
+; unvalidated accounts will never be removed. Use this setting to automatically remove bot registrations.
 user_validation_period = 28
 
 ; Turn sandbox mode to On in order to prevent the software from interacting with outside systems.
@@ -160,6 +154,7 @@
 ; Enable database debug output (very verbose!)
 debug = Off
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Cache Settings ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -235,10 +230,6 @@
 ; Permissions mask for created files and directories
 umask = 0022
 
-; The minimum percentage similarity between filenames that should be considered
-; a possible revision
-filename_revision_match = 70
-
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Fileinfo (MIME) Settings ;
@@ -254,12 +245,12 @@
 
 [security]
 
-; Specific cipher algorithm used to generate app key and encryption purpose
-; Valid and available algorithms are `aes-128-cbc`, `aes-256-cbc`, `aes-128-gcm` and `aes-256-gcm`
-; cipher = 'aes-256-cbc'
+; Cipher algorithm used to generate the app key and encryption purpose
+; Available options: aes-128-cbc, aes-128-gcm, aes-256-cbc, aes-256-gcm
+; cipher = aes-256-cbc
 
-; Define should the cookie at user's end need to be encrypted
-; Enabling/Disabling will force all user to re-login
+; Whether cookies will be encrypted.
+; Changing this setting will log out all users.
 ; cookie_encryption = On
 
 ; Force SSL connections site-wide and also sets the "Secure" flag for session cookies
@@ -270,8 +261,9 @@
 force_login_ssl = Off
 
 ; This check will invalidate a session if the user's IP address changes.
-; Enabling this option provides some amount of additional security, but may
-; cause problems for users behind a proxy farm (e.g., AOL).
+; Enabling this option provides some additional security, but may cause
+; login problems for some users (e.g. if a user IP is changed frequently
+; by a server or network configuration).
 session_check_ip = On
 
 ; The encryption (hashing) algorithm to use for encrypting user passwords
@@ -301,6 +293,7 @@
 
 ;N.b.: The implicit_auth parameter has been removed in favor of plugin implementations such as shibboleth
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Email Settings ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -363,7 +356,7 @@
 ; If enabled, email addresses must be validated before login is possible.
 require_validation = Off
 
-; Maximum number of days before an unvalidated account expires and is deleted
+; The number of days a user has to validate their account before their access key expires.
 validation_timeout = 14
 
 
@@ -417,6 +410,7 @@
 ; Maximum number of records per request to serve via OAI
 oai_max_records = 100
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Interface Settings ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -454,6 +448,7 @@
 ; Validate the hostname in the ReCaptcha response
 recaptcha_enforce_hostname = Off
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; External Commands ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -462,7 +457,6 @@
 
 ; These are paths to (optional) external binaries used in
 ; certain plug-ins or advanced program features.
-
 ; Using full paths to the binaries is recommended.
 
 ; tar (used in backup plugin, translation packaging)
@@ -476,6 +470,7 @@
 ; /usr/bin/java -jar ~/java/xalan.jar -HTML -IN %xml -XSL %xsl
 xslt_command = ""
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Proxy Settings ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
@@ -507,11 +502,6 @@
 ; Log web service request information for debugging
 log_web_service_info = Off
 
-; declare a cainfo path if a certificate other than PHP's default should be used for curl calls.
-; This setting overrides the 'curl.cainfo' parameter of the php.ini configuration file.
-[curl]
-; cainfo = ""
-
 
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; Job Queues Settings ;
@@ -525,17 +515,13 @@
 ; Default queue to use when a job is added to the queue
 default_queue = "queue"
 
-; Whether or not to turn on the built-in job runner
-;
+; Whether or not to turn on the built-in job runner.
 ; When enabled, jobs will be processed at the end of each web
 ; request to the application.
-;
 ; Use of the built-in job runner is highly discouraged for high-volume
 ; sites. Instead, a worker daemon or cron job should be configured
 ; to process jobs off the application's main thread.
-;
 ; See: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/admin-guide/en/deploy-jobs
-;
 job_runner = On
 
 ; The maximum number of jobs to run in a single request when using
@@ -544,22 +530,18 @@
 
 ; The maximum number of seconds the built-in job runner should spend
 ; running jobs in a single request.
-;
 ; This should be less than the max_execution_time the server has
 ; configured for PHP.
-;
 ; Lower this setting if jobs are failing due to timeouts.
 job_runner_max_execution_time = 30
 
-; The maximum consumerable memory that should be spent by the built-in
+; The maximum consumable memory that should be spent by the built-in
 ; job runner when running jobs.
 ;
 ; Set as a percentage, such as 80%:
-;
 ; job_runner_max_memory = 80
 ;
 ; Or set as a fixed value in megabytes:
-;
 ; job_runner_max_memory = 128M
 ;
 ; When setting a fixed value in megabytes, this should be less than the
@@ -575,48 +557,53 @@
 ; Remove this setting to leave failed jobs in the database.
 delete_failed_jobs_after = 180
 
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-; Schedule Task Settings ;
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; Scheduled Task Settings ;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 [schedule]
 
-; Whether or not to turn on the built-in schedule task runner
-;
-; When enabled, schedule tasks will be processed at the end of each web
+; Whether or not to turn on the built-in scheduled task runner.
+; When enabled, scheduled tasks will be processed at the end of each web
 ; request to the application.
-;
-; Use of the built-in schedule task runner is highly discouraged for high-volume 
-; sites. Use your operational system's task scheduler instead, and configure 
+; Use of the built-in scheduled task runner is strongly discouraged for high-volume
+; sites. Use your operating system's task scheduler instead, and configure
 ; it to run the task scheduler every minute.
-; Sample for the *nix crontab
+;
+; Sample for the *nix crontab:
 ; * * * * * php lib/pkp/tools/scheduler.php run >> /dev/null 2>&1
 ;
 ; See: <link-to-documentation>
 task_runner = On
 
-; How often should the built-in schedule task runner run scheduled tasks at the
+; How often the built-in scheduled task runner should run at the
 ; end of web request life cycle (value defined in seconds).
-; 
-; This configuration will only have effect for the build-it task runner, it doesn't apply
-; to the system crontab configuration. 
-;
-; The default value is set to 60 seconds, a value smaller than that might affect the
-; application performance negatively.
+; This configuration will only affect the built-in task runner, it doesn't apply
+; to the system crontab configuration.
+; The default value is 60 seconds (a value smaller than that might affect the
+; application performance negatively).
 task_runner_interval = 60
 
-; When enabled, an email with the scheduled task result will be sent only when an error
+; When enabled, an email with the scheduled task result will only be sent when an error
 ; has occurred. Otherwise, all tasks will generate a notification.
 scheduled_tasks_report_error_only = On
 
+
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+; Invitations Settings  ;
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+
 [invitations]
+
+; The number of days a user has to accept an invitation before it expires.
 expiration_days = 3
 
+
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 ; New Features Settings ;
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
 [features]
 
 enable_new_submission_listing = On
-