diff --git a/bin/import_config.php b/bin/import_config.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Imports a json configuration into a sqlite database.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ *   php bin/import_config.php /path/to/config.json /path/to/owncloud.db
+ */
+
+$configFile = $argv[1];
+$databaseFile = $argv[2];
+
+$content = file_get_contents($configFile);
+$config = json_decode($content, true);
+
+$pdo = new \Pdo(sprintf('sqlite:%s', $databaseFile));
+$stmt = $pdo->prepare('UPDATE oc_appconfig SET configvalue=:value WHERE configkey=:key and appid=:appId');
+
+foreach ($config as $key => $value) {
+    $stmt->execute([
+        'appId' => 'side_menu',
+        'key' => $key,
+        'value' => $value,
+    ]);
+}