📄️ Overview
The Administration section of ABCD is designed for Library Systems Administrators and IT staff. While librarians handle the daily workflow (Cataloging, Loans), the Administrator ensures the system is healthy, secure, and properly configured.
📄️ Global Settings (config.php)
The config.php file is the heart of the ABCD Central module. It acts as the bootstrap script, defining:
📄️ The Registry (bases.dat)
Unlike some modern systems that automatically scan folders, ABCD requires you to explicitly "register" a database for it to appear in the selection menu. This registry is a plain text file named bases.dat.
🗃️ Access Management
3 items
📄️ UI & Logos (abcd.def)
The abcd.def file is the central configuration file for the visual identity and global behaviors of the ABCD Central module. It allows administrators to customize logos, colors, text labels, and system notifications without modifying the PHP source code.
📄️ Email Settings
ABCD includes a built-in mechanism to send emails for tasks such as:
📄️ Maintenance & Utilities
ABCD provides a set of utilities based on the CISIS library to maintain the health of your databases. These are accessed via the Administration > Database Maintenance or Utilities menu.
📄️ Backup & Restore
Strategies for data preservation, including the Backup Manager tool, ISO 2709 exports, and file-system backups.
📄️ System Diagnostics
ABCD includes a built-in diagnostic dashboard that allows administrators to instantly verify the server health, PHP extensions, and the physical integrity of the database files.
🗃️ System Databases
13 items
📄️ Manipulating fields using the PROC command
Guide to the interactive PRC conversion interface and advanced technical reference for record manipulation using the MX proc command.