Add config.php at root; include configuration overhaul and then fixes to the installer #156

app/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Bootstrap;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository as RepositoryContract;
+
+/**
+ * Class LoadConfiguration
+ * @package App\Bootstrap
+ *
+ * I'm overriding this to take advantage of the configuration caching
+ * and not needing to read the files from disk every time.
+ *
+ * Hopefully it won't affect anything within core framework but this
+ * should be ok. Will just have to be cognizant of any changes to the
+ * LoadConfiguration parent class, or if the Kernel changes the boot
+ * order -NS
+ */
+class LoadConfiguration extends \Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration
+{
+    /**
+     * Load the configuration items from all of the files.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application $app
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Config\Repository $repository
+     * @return void
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    protected function loadConfigurationFiles(Application $app, RepositoryContract $repository)
+    {
+        parent::loadConfigurationFiles($app, $repository);
+
+        /**
+         * Read in the base config, only if it exists
+         */
+        if (file_exists($app->basePath().'/config.php')) {
+            $local_conf = include $app->basePath().'/config.php';
+            foreach ($local_conf as $namespace => $override_config) {
+                $config = $repository->get($namespace, []);
+                $update_config = array_replace_recursive($config, $override_config);
+                $repository->set($namespace, $update_config);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}