wp-config.php is the configuration file of WordPress, one of few that is not overridden during upgrades. It is essential for running WordPress, as it contains the information needed to connect to the database
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Is moving wp-config outside the web root really beneficial?
One of the most common security best practices these days seems to be moving wp-config.php one directory higher than the vhost's document root. I've never really found a good explanation for that, but ...
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Best practice for versioning wp-config.php?
Is there a best practice for including your wp-config.php file in your version control repository?
I'm considering creating a new site with this type of configuration, (similar to Alex King and Mark ...
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Symbolic Links on dev box with plugins and stylesheets
I'm using mac os x 10.6 with xampp.
http://wp3.1/ is the url to where I have WordPress installed.
The physical path is /Users/myUserName/Sites/wp3.1/
I do not install plugins or themes in the ...
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Password in wp-config. Dangerous?
I don't know a lot of Wordpress yet, and I'm just wondering:
Before installation you have to fill in the correct data in wp-config-sample.php but this also includes the database password. Isn't that ...
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Moving a WP Multisite to a subdirectory
Firstly, I've read a number of posts on this process. However, for various reasons, the process remains difficult to implement or troubleshoot for lack of even abstracted examples, or maybe too ...
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Define WP_DEBUG conditionally / for admins only / log errors (append query arg for all links?)
I'm developing a site on a server that the client has access to as well and what I'd like to do is show WP_DEBUG only for administrators. Referencing Yoast's article on a way around this:
if ( ...
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Prevent access or auto-delete readme.html, license.txt, wp-config-sample.php
Just a quick question that might help a tad bit with security. I noticed that the readme.html file has the version number listed. It reappears after each upgrade and so do the licence.txt, and ...
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Is there a way to define wp_blogs domains in wp-config?
In my multisite setup I have multiple environments that I want to share the same database, but use different domains.
server1.example.com
server2.example.com
example.com
... each of those would ...
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What is the best way to get directory path for wp-config.php?
I am developer of the plugin mapsmarker.com which also offers several APIs which can be accessed directly (eg www.mapsmarker.com/wp-content/plugins/leaflet-maps-marker/leaflet-geojson.php?marker=1)
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How to define a remote uploads directory?
Using the constant overrides in wp-config I'm able to define a remote FTP server that plugins will be added to when installed using the WP interface.
define('FS_METHOD', 'ftpext');
define('FTP_BASE', ...
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hook a functions to change wp-config from functions.php
is there a way to hook / filter or add action that would be printed in the wp-config file? lets say i want to add some simple command like "empty the trash" aka
define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 1 );
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How to update WordPress from the latest trunk
I read somewhere that I can set a constant in the wp-config.php to update WordPress from the latest trunk version and not the stable version.
Stupid as I am, I can't find the site anymore where it was ...
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domain mapping confused about sunrise
When i try to access my domain mapping page it asks me to move the line define('sunrise', 'on') above the last require_once line in the wp-config file. It is already above this line. I tried moving it ...
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WP Config for FTP credentials
Is there a config in WP that allows you to store your FTP credentials? I'm using the Linux webserver at work to develop and it's really annoying to have to but the credentials in every time I ...
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Does changing 'WPLANG' in wp-config.php just effect the admin language or does it have other consequences?
I am curious to know if setting 'WPLANG' in wp-config.php just effects the admin language or does it have other consequences?
I run a blog in a foreign language but use English in my admin. I ...
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Generate Wordpress salt
I am in need of a function that automatically generates and returns salts for Wordpress wp-config.php (Don't link me to their API, I'm looking for offline solution).
Does Wordpress core has this ...
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Wordpress PHP error handling and reporting in production environment
I'm trying to find a solution on how to handle the displaying and logging of errors in a PHP (Wordpress) production environment.
Is it possible to do the following (alternative suggestions welcome):
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Is it possible to change the log file location for WP_DEBUG_LOG?
I use WP_DEBUG_LOG in my development environment and have no issues with debug.log being in the wp-content directory.
Sometimes I turn on WP_DEBUG in production when I need to debug something, and I ...
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Renaming wp-content folder dynamically
Is it possible to rename the wp-content folder dynamically? I am building a custom framework to use on themes and it would be nice to set it up where it does everything on its own.
I am using this ...
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Redirect one of two domains on one Wordpress installation
I have to domains: mydomain.dk and mydomain.de. Both are showing the same page in danish. I have a plugin that takes care of the languages, but I need to connect the .de domain to the german 'language ...
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integrating external php library into wordpress- the right way
If I were to load a custom library into wordpress, what would be the best place to add it?
Since there are a bunch of global vars defined at the top of the library, I would not want that to be done ...
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WP disobeys disabling of the posts revision feature
I disabled the posts revision feature according to this codex by placing this code in the wp-config.php:
define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', false );
But revions are still being saved by the WP. Why?
I am ...
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Turn Off Automatic Trash Deletion?
I have a client who wants to use the trash feature, but keep items in there indefinitely (I have no idea why, but they insist on it).
From reading this codex article on the trash status, I see that ...
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Putting my site live
Can anyone help?
I've been building a wordpress site in a sub directory of an umbrella 'development domain' if you will, and am ready to go live with the site.
It's a single install of wordpress.
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How to use if condition to change $table_prefix in wp_config.php
I am testing a very big database (perhaps wp_posts contains hundreds of thousands of rows). As such, the query time, especially the searching query, is extremely long. I'm thinking if there is any ...
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Securing wp-config leads to sensitive information leak on wp-settings
I read the following tutorial, which mentions moving your config file out of an HTTP-accessible folder.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress#Securing_wp-config.php
I did this, and it works ...
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Why do I get a WAMP homepage when clicking on specific website's URL on LocalHost?
Using WAMPSERVER for windows 7, smartgit and Safe Search Replace I have pulled a wordpress code from my git, downloaded a database and inserted into my localhost's phpmyadmin. My home page works but ...
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Why am I unable to login after converting to www?
So I originally designed the site without the www. I've since realized that it's going to cause more problems than necessary.
I created a rewrite rule that converts to www.
I then changed the ...
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Can you limit the memory usage of a particular plugin?
I know that it is possible to restrict (or extend) the memory usage of the entire WP site using:
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M')
Is it possible to do the same for only one plugin that the website ...
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Moving WP from local server to live, error establishing a db connection
Not sure what's going on here 'cos I've done it already a couple of times and it always worked. Basically I'm moving a testing site from my local machine (MAMP) to a live server by:
zipping the ...
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Character encoding issue after changing servers
I recently moved my WordPress-based site from DreamHost VPS to a Linode VPS running Debian + LEMP. After getting the site up again, I noticed many erroneous characters in posts; characters like " and ...
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Connect to database using wordpress wp-config file
How can I connect to the database using the wp-config.php file ?
I'm trying to make a script more Wordpress friendly, and I need to connect to the database, but without installing the script as a ...
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Accessing WordPress MySQL Database via Data Connection in Visual Studio 2010 using C#
So I've Googled and followed countless tutorials, read documentation on MySQL, Visual Studio, WordPress, and Plesk. I try to leave posting on this site as the final option and it seems it has come to ...
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Multiple wp-config.php files in one home directory
It's possible to move wp-config.php up one directory level for security, i.e. into the directory above public_html (sometimes called home or a user name, depending on the web host).
"You can move the ...
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Creating the wp-config.php file manually
Setting up WordPress, I'm getting the following message:
"Sorry, but I can't write the wp-config.php file.
"You can create the wp-config.php manually and paste the following text into it."
Do I ...
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How to run WordPress from other location on the same domain
Hi I have a domain running in WordPress,
the path to WordPress installation is /subdomain/mywordpress/ and I can access these in mywordpress.mysite.com, Now I wish to load the index page on my main ...
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How to stop fatal error when loading theme template file directly
If one tries to load a theme template file directly, the following error message is displayed:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header() in ...
and it goes on to list the full directory ...
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Custom port problem with local MU installation
Situation
I've just setup a new installation of WordPress (running on XAMPP/Win7). As I had a port conflict on :80/:443, I switched to :187/4430.
Error
When I'm now trying to access ...
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How can I make wordpress suppress mysql errors?
Wordpress has two functions related to SQL queries and their errors as mentioned in What Is The Difference Between suppress_errors() And hide_errors() in $wpdb?
From what I've read setting WP_DEBUG ...
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the_permalink() not working in a root installation
I hope someone can help me. I have a root installation of WP, but not as index.php (it's actually news.php). Consequently the_permalink() doesn't work, as the root of the website is a different page.
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Alternatives to DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT wp-config Constant? It Breaks Some Plugins
The Problem
I first noticed this with the plugin Quick-Cache, which activates without problem, but doesn't shows up anywhere. Its menu it's simply not there. Found why, and became aware of the ...
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Override Current Theme Setting in wp_config.php
I am looking for a way to override the currently selected theme, preferably from within the wp_config.php file. I know you can override some wp_options settings in the config like
define('WP_HOME', ...
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hide wp-content from urls
Here is what I am thinking of trying to hide wp-content from the urls of files included in page source.
defining the following in wp-settings.php
define ...
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What Does this Code Snippet Do?
I got this error message when I was installing a plugin: "Unable to locate WordPress Content directory (wp-content)".
I found a solution here: ...
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How secure is a wp-config file?
Considering the information that is in the wp-config file, how secure is this file? I have password salts in place, but can someone view this file? Or to what level of difficulty can some view the ...
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Changing the wp-config.php broke the site
I added the lines define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/blog/wp-content' ); and define( 'WP_CONTENT_URL', 'example/blog/wp-content';); in my wp-config.php and then my site broke. ...
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error:-Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by
whewn ever i try to login http://affiliatesurge.com.au/wp-admin/
i got ""
Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at ...
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“There doesn't seem to be a wp-config.php file.” despite wp-config.php in root
I've encountered an odd problem and I'm not at all sure how to go about fixing it..
I have a site that was working fine until I changed a page title from "PRESS" to "BLOG." Now, when you visit the ...
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What are “best practices” for wp-config.php
Just started reading Professional WordPress®: Design and Development
I'm reading the section on "Advanced wp-config Options".
I see many options which I think are pretty cool/useful, but before I ...
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$post->id vs $post->ID problem after using Wordpress config bootstrap
I'm developing with Wordpress in a multi environment scenario. I develop on my local machine, test on a server and so on.
I was using the "trick" of having a local-config.php file to have different ...
