Bolt\Config::parseGeneral PHP Method

    protected function parseGeneral()
    {
        // Read the config and merge it. (note: We use temp variables to prevent
        // "Only variables should be passed by reference")
        $tempconfig = $this->parseConfigYaml('config.yml');
        $tempconfiglocal = $this->parseConfigYaml('config_local.yml');
        $general = Arr::replaceRecursive($tempconfig, $tempconfiglocal);
        // Make sure old settings for 'accept_file_types' are not still picked up. Before 1.5.4 we used to store them
        // as a regex-like string, and we switched to an array. If we find the old style, fall back to the defaults.
        if (isset($general['accept_file_types']) && !is_array($general['accept_file_types'])) {
            unset($general['accept_file_types']);
        }
        // Merge the array with the defaults. Setting the required values that aren't already set.
        $general = Arr::replaceRecursive($this->defaultConfig, $general);
        // Make sure the cookie_domain for the sessions is set properly.
        if (empty($general['cookies_domain'])) {
            $request = Request::createFromGlobals();
            if ($request->server->get('HTTP_HOST', false)) {
                $hostSegments = explode(':', $request->server->get('HTTP_HOST'));
                $hostname = reset($hostSegments);
            } elseif ($request->server->get('SERVER_NAME', false)) {
                $hostname = $request->server->get('SERVER_NAME');
            } else {
                $hostname = '';
            }
            // Don't set the domain for a cookie on a "TLD" - like 'localhost', or if the server_name is an IP-address
            if (strpos($hostname, '.') > 0 && preg_match('/[a-z0-9]/i', $hostname)) {
                if (preg_match('/^www[0-9]*./', $hostname)) {
                    $general['cookies_domain'] = '.' . preg_replace('/^www[0-9]*./', '', $hostname);
                } else {
                    $general['cookies_domain'] = '.' . $hostname;
                }
                // Make sure we don't have consecutive '.'-s in the cookies_domain.
                $general['cookies_domain'] = str_replace('..', '.', $general['cookies_domain']);
            } else {
                $general['cookies_domain'] = '';
            }
        }
        // Make sure Bolt's mount point is OK:
        $general['branding']['path'] = '/' . Str::makeSafe($general['branding']['path']);
        // Set the link in branding, if provided_by is set.
        $general['branding']['provided_link'] = Html::providerLink($general['branding']['provided_by']);
        $general['database'] = $this->parseDatabase($general['database']);
        return $general;
    }