Web API Reference Guide > Available API Methods > Configuration Management Methods > The configurationReset Method

The configurationReset Method

Import a saved configuration snapshot into the server.

Version: 1.3

Required Permissions:Full

HTTP method: POST

Supported by Editions: All

Request Parameters: Because this method is expected to contain a file upload, parameters are expected to be encoded using the ‘multipart/form-data’ content type.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
configFile	File	Yes	Configuration snapshot file to import. Content-type for the file must be ‘application/vnd.zend.serverconfig’
ignoreSystemMismatch	Boolean	No	If set to TRUE, configuration must be applied even if it was exported from a different system (other major PHP version, ZS version or operating system). Default is FALSE.

Expected Response Code: 200 OK. For more information see Response Format.

Response Format: serversList with information about affected servers

Possible Action Specific Error Codes:

HTTP Code	Error Code	Description
409	systemMismatch	The system type, PHP version or ZS version from which the configuration snapshot was exported does not match the current system. This error can be overridden if the ignoreSystemMismatch parameter is set to TRUE.
500	importFailed	Importing the configuration snapshot failed.

Example

Usage Example

Request (headers removed for clarity)

POST /ZendServer/Api/configurationImport

Content-type: multipart/form-data, boundary=--bla-bla-bla--

----bla-bla-bla--

Content-disposition: form-data; name=ignoreSystemMismatch

TRUE

----bla-bla-bla--

Content-disposition: form-data; name=”configFile”;

filename=”mySavedConfig.zcfg”

Content-type: application/vnd.zend.serverconfig

[...binary data follows...]

----bla-bla-bla----

Response (not all headers are shown)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<zendServerAPIResponse xmlns="http://www.zend.com/server/api/1.0">
	<requestData>
		<apiKeyName>angel.eyes</apiKeyName>
		<method>configurationReset</method>
	</requestData>
	<responseData>
		<status>OK</status>
	</responseData>
</zendServerAPIResponse>

Important Note:

For Zend Server on Mac or Linux, this action is also available via the command line using CLI Tools. For more information see CLI Tools.

	Read Also
	Available API Methods
	Configuration Management Methods