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+3rd-Party Configuration
+=======================
+
+ownCloud resorts to some 3rd-party PHP components to provide its functionality.
+These components are part of the software package and are usually shipped in
+the ``/3rdparty`` folder.
+
+Parameters
+----------
+
+If you want to change the location of the 3rd-party folder for some reason you
+can use the ``3rdpartyroot`` parameter to define the absolute file system path
+to the folder. The ``3rdpartyurl`` parameter is used to define the http web
+path to that folder, starting at the ownCloud web root.
+::
+    "3rdpartyroot" => "OC::$SERVERROOT.'/3rdparty'",
+    "3rdpartyurl" => "/3rdparty",