diff --git a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
index f47713294..debd685c6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Configure/IniReader.php
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 2.0
  * @license       MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
  */
+App::uses('Hash', 'Utility');
 
 /**
- * Ini file configuration parser.  Since IniReader uses parse_ini_file underneath,
- * you should be aware that this class shares the same behavior, especially with
- * regards to boolean and null values.
+ * Ini file configuration engine.
  *
- * In addition to the native parse_ini_file features, IniReader also allows you
+ * Since IniReader uses parse_ini_file underneath, you should be aware that this
+ * class shares the same behavior, especially with regards to boolean and null values.
+ *
+ * In addition to the native `parse_ini_file` features, IniReader also allows you
  * to create nested array structures through usage of `.` delimited names.  This allows
  * you to create nested arrays structures in an ini config file. For example:
  *
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ class IniReader implements ConfigReaderInterface {
 			if ($value === '') {
 				$value = false;
 			}
+			unset($values[$key]);
 			if (strpos($key, '.') !== false) {
 				$values = Hash::insert($values, $key, $value);
 			} else {
@@ -135,4 +138,47 @@ class IniReader implements ConfigReaderInterface {
 		return $values;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Dumps the state of Configure data into an ini formatted string.
+ *
+ * @param string $filename The filename on $this->_path to save into.
+ * @param array $data The data to convert to ini file.
+ * @return int Bytes saved.
+ */
+	public function dump($filename, $data) {
+		$result = array();
+		foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
+			if ($key[0] != '[') {
+				$result[] = "[$key]";
+			}
+			if (is_array($value)) {
+				$keyValues = Hash::flatten($value, '.');
+				foreach ($keyValues as $k => $v) {
+					$result[] = "$k = " . $this->_value($v);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		$contents = join("\n", $result);
+		return file_put_contents($this->_path . $filename, $contents);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a value into the ini equivalent
+ *
+ * @param mixed $value to export.
+ * @return string String value for ini file.
+ */
+	protected function _value($val) {
+		if ($val === null) {
+			return 'null';
+		}
+		if ($val === true) {
+			return 'true';
+		}
+		if ($val === false) {
+			return 'false';
+		}
+		return (string)$val;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php b/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
index ed3d2e4b7..f5d961961 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Configure/PhpReader.php
@@ -87,4 +87,17 @@ class PhpReader implements ConfigReaderInterface {
 		return $config;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Converts the provided $data into a string of PHP code that can
+ * be used saved into a file and loaded later.
+ *
+ * @param string $filename The filename to create on $this->_path.
+ * @param array $data Data to dump.
+ * @return int Bytes saved.
+ */
+	public function dump($filename, $data) {
+		$contents = '<?php' . "\n" . '$config = ' . var_export($data, true) . ';';
+		return file_put_contents($this->_path . $filename, $contents);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php b/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
index 45e60fd2d..b90fcfc6d 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/Configure.php
@@ -278,6 +278,45 @@ class Configure {
 		return self::write($values);
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Dump data currently in Configure into $filename.  The serialization format
+ * is decided by the config reader attached as $config.  For example, if the
+ * 'default' adapter is a PhpReader, the generated file will be a PHP 
+ * configuration file loadable by the PhpReader.
+ *
+ * ## Usage
+ *
+ * Given that the 'default' reader is an instance of PhpReader.
+ * Save all data in Configure to the file `my_config.php`:
+ *
+ * `Configure::dump('my_config.php', 'default');`
+ *
+ * Save only the error handling configuration:
+ *
+ * `Configure::dump('error.php', 'default', array('Error', 'Exception');`
+ *
+ * @param string $key The identifier to create in the config adapter.
+ *   This could be a filename or a cache key depending on the adapter being used.
+ * @param string $config The name of the configured adapter to dump data with.
+ * @param array $keys The name of the top-level keys you want to dump. 
+ *   This allows you save only some data stored in Configure.
+ * @return boolean success
+ * @throws ConfigureException if the adapter does not implement a `dump` method.
+ */
+	public static function dump($key, $config = 'default', $keys = array()) {
+		if (empty(self::$_readers[$config])) {
+			throw new ConfigureException(__d('cake', 'There is no "%s" adapter.', $config));
+		}
+		if (!method_exists(self::$_readers[$config], 'dump')) {
+			throw new ConfigureException(__d('cake', 'The "%s" adapter, does not have a dump() method.', $config));
+		}
+		$values = self::$_values;
+		if (!empty($keys) && is_array($keys)) {
+			$values = array_intersect_key($values, array_flip($keys));
+		}
+		return (bool)self::$_readers[$config]->dump($key, $values);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Used to determine the current version of CakePHP.
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/IniReaderTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/IniReaderTest.php
index 6ce077fa2..e4b463450 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/IniReaderTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/IniReaderTest.php
@@ -21,11 +21,24 @@ App::uses('IniReader', 'Configure');
 class IniReaderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 /**
- * The test file that will be read.
+ * Test data to serialize and unserialize.
  *
- * @var string
+ * @var array
  */
-	public $file;
+	public $testData = array(
+		'One' => array(
+			'two' => 'value',
+			'three' => array(
+				'four' => 'value four'
+			),
+			'is_null' => null,
+			'bool_false' => false,
+			'bool_true' => true,
+		),
+		'Asset' => array(
+			'timestamp' => 'force'
+		),
+	);
 
 /**
  * setup
@@ -92,6 +105,8 @@ class IniReaderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($config['database']['db']['username']));
 		$this->assertEquals('mark', $config['database']['db']['username']);
 		$this->assertEquals(3, $config['nesting']['one']['two']['three']);
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($config['database.db.username']));
+		$this->assertFalse(isset($config['database']['db.username']));
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -125,4 +140,49 @@ class IniReaderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$config = $reader->read('nested');
 		$this->assertTrue($config['bools']['test_on']);
 	}
+
+/**
+ * test dump method.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testDump() {
+		$reader = new IniReader(TMP);
+		$result = $reader->dump('test.ini', $this->testData);
+		$this->assertTrue($result > 0);
+
+		$expected = <<<INI
+[One]
+two = value
+three.four = value four
+is_null = null
+bool_false = false
+bool_true = true
+[Asset]
+timestamp = force
+INI;
+		$file = TMP . 'test.ini';
+		$result = file_get_contents($file);
+		unlink($file);
+
+		$this->assertTextEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Test that dump() makes files read() can read.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testDumpRead() {
+		$reader = new IniReader(TMP);
+		$reader->dump('test.ini', $this->testData);
+		$result = $reader->read('test.ini');
+		unlink(TMP . 'test.ini');
+
+		$expected = $this->testData;
+		$expected['One']['is_null'] = false;
+
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $result);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/PhpReaderTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/PhpReaderTest.php
index 8531103a3..08982cb4e 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/PhpReaderTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Configure/PhpReaderTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@ App::uses('PhpReader', 'Configure');
 
 class PhpReaderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
+/**
+ * Test data to serialize and unserialize.
+ *
+ * @var array
+ */
+	public $testData = array(
+		'One' => array(
+			'two' => 'value',
+			'three' => array(
+				'four' => 'value four'
+			),
+			'is_null' => null,
+			'bool_false' => false,
+			'bool_true' => true,
+		),
+		'Asset' => array(
+			'timestamp' => 'force'
+		),
+	);
+
 /**
  * setup
  *
@@ -96,4 +116,55 @@ class PhpReaderTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(isset($result['plugin_load']));
 		CakePlugin::unload();
 	}
+
+/**
+ * Test dumping data to PHP format.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testDump() {
+		$reader = new PhpReader(TMP);
+		$result = $reader->dump('test.php', $this->testData);
+		$this->assertTrue($result > 0);
+		$expected = <<<PHP
+<?php
+\$config = array (
+  'One' => 
+  array (
+    'two' => 'value',
+    'three' => 
+    array (
+      'four' => 'value four',
+    ),
+    'is_null' => NULL,
+    'bool_false' => false,
+    'bool_true' => true,
+  ),
+  'Asset' => 
+  array (
+    'timestamp' => 'force',
+  ),
+);
+PHP;
+		$file = TMP . 'test.php';
+		$contents = file_get_contents($file);
+
+		unlink($file);
+		$this->assertTextEquals($expected, $contents);
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Test that dump() makes files read() can read.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testDumpRead() {
+		$reader = new PhpReader(TMP);
+		$reader->dump('test.php', $this->testData);
+		$result = $reader->read('test.php');
+		unlink(TMP . 'test.php');
+
+		$this->assertEquals($this->testData, $result);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ConfigureTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ConfigureTest.php
index 705e83b95..7351f83f1 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ConfigureTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/ConfigureTest.php
@@ -362,4 +362,47 @@ class ConfigureTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertNull(Configure::read('debug'));
 		$this->assertNull(Configure::read('test'));
 	}
+
+/**
+ * @expectedException ConfigureException
+ */
+	public function testDumpNoAdapter() {
+		Configure::dump(TMP . 'test.php', 'does_not_exist');
+	}
+
+/**
+ * test dump integrated with the PhpReader.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+	public function testDump() {
+		Configure::config('test_reader', new PhpReader(TMP));
+
+		$result = Configure::dump('config_test.php', 'test_reader');
+		$this->assertTrue($result > 0);
+		$result = file_get_contents(TMP . 'config_test.php');
+		$this->assertContains('<?php', $result);
+		$this->assertContains('$config = ', $result);
+		@unlink(TMP . 'config_test.php');
+	}
+
+/**
+ * Test dumping only some of the data.
+ *
+ * @return
+ */
+	public function testDumpPartial() {
+		Configure::config('test_reader', new PhpReader(TMP));
+
+		$result = Configure::dump('config_test.php', 'test_reader', array('Error'));
+		$this->assertTrue($result > 0);
+		$result = file_get_contents(TMP . 'config_test.php');
+		$this->assertContains('<?php', $result);
+		$this->assertContains('$config = ', $result);
+		$this->assertContains('Error', $result);
+		$this->assertNotContains('debug', $result);
+
+		@unlink(TMP . 'config_test.php');
+	}
+
 }