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Import configuration file

Note

To be safe, back up your database first! A wrong selection can delete all content in the database.

Guide for Contao 5

You find the guide for Contao 5 here.

Guide for Contao 4

You find the guide for Contao 4 here.

Configuring services

You find examples for configuring services here.

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Subsections of Import configuration file

Contao 5

Note

To be safe, back up your database first! A wrong selection can delete all content in the database.

In Contao 5 you import the configuration file directly in the back end under Themes by clicking Import.

Select the file to import and click Import.

CAUTION: Before you click Continue, select Data only, without truncating the tables as the import type, otherwise the whole database and all content of the website may be deleted.

The configuration should now have been created under Klaro configuration.

To show the Klaro banner, assign the Klaro configuration to the root page in the site structure.

The Klaro banner should now be visible at the bottom right of the website.

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Contao 4

Note

To be safe, back up your database first! A wrong selection can delete all content in the database.

In Contao 4 you import the configuration file with the install tool. Open the install tool by appending /contao/install to your domain.

Upload the file to the templates folder first. You can only do this via FTP, not directly in the Contao back end.

Under Import a template, select the file. Make sure to tick Do not truncate tables, otherwise all content will be deleted from the database!

The configuration should now have been created under Klaro configuration.

To show the Klaro banner, assign the Klaro configuration to the root page in the site structure.

The Klaro banner should now be visible at the bottom right of the website.