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+<?php
+
+if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Enable/Disable DBSkel procedure
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| DBSkel is disabled by default for security reasons.
+| You should enable DBSkel whenever you intend to use DBSkel
+|
+*/
+$config['dbskel_enabled'] = false;
+
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| DBSkel mode
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| This is used to set the dbskel mode:
+|	- dryrun: run without changing the database, useful for testing
+|	- new: build a new database or if database is already present creates only new objects
+|	- diff: like new, but it also remove object from database that are NOT present in configuration files
+|
+*/
+$config['dbskel_mode'] = 'dryrun';
+