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title: "EXT - Extension manager configuration"
manual: "TYPO3 Explained"
version: "11.5"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-ext@11.5"
source: "Configuration/Typo3ConfVars/EXT.rst"
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# EXT - Extension manager configuration {#typo3confvars-ext}

The following configuration variables can be used to configure settings for
the Extension manager:

-   [$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXT']['allowGlobalInstall']](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:globals-typo3-conf-vars-ext-allowglobalinstall@11.5)
-   [$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXT']['allowLocalInstall']](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:globals-typo3-conf-vars-ext-allowlocalinstall@11.5)
-   [excludeForPackaging](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:excludeforpackaging@11.5)

> [!WARNING]
> **Attention**
>
> Extension specific configuration should be stored in
> `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXTENSION']` and not here.

> [!NOTE]
> The configuration values listed here are keys in the global PHP array
> `$GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['EXT']`.
>
> This variable can be set in one of the following files:
>
> -   [typo3conf/LocalConfiguration.php](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-localconfiguration@11.5)
> -   [typo3conf/AdditionalConfiguration.php](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:typo3confvars-additionalconfiguration@11.5)

## $GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]\['allowGlobalInstall'\] {#typo3confvars-ext-allowglobalinstall}

-   **allowGlobalInstall**

    -   *Path:* $GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]
    -   *type:* bool
    -   *Default:* false

    If set, global extensions in `typo3/ext/` are allowed to be installed,
    updated and deleted etc.

## $GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]\['allowLocalInstall'\] {#typo3confvars-ext-allowlocalinstall}

-   **allowLocalInstall**

    -   *Path:* $GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]
    -   *type:* bool
    -   *Default:* true

    If set, local extensions in `typo3conf/ext/` are allowed to be
    installed, updated and deleted etc.

## excludeForPackaging {#typo3confvars-ext-excludeforpackaging}

-   **$GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]\['excludeForPackaging'\]**

    -   *Path:* $GLOBALS\['TYPO3_CONF_VARS'\]\['EXT'\]
    -   *type:* list
    -   *Default:* `'(?:\\.(?!htaccess$).*|.*~|.*\\.swp|.*\\.bak|node_modules|bower_components)'`

    List of directories and files which will not be packaged into extensions nor
    taken into account otherwise by the Extension Manager. Perl regular
    expression syntax!