3 * Bootstrap file for setting the ABSPATH constant
4 * and loading the wp-config.php file. The wp-config.php
5 * file will then load the wp-settings.php file, which
6 * will then set up the WordPress environment.
8 * If the wp-config.php file is not found then an error
9 * will be displayed asking the visitor to set up the
12 * Will also search for wp-config.php in WordPress' parent
13 * directory to allow the WordPress directory to remain
16 * @internal This file must be parsable by PHP4.
21 /** Define ABSPATH as this file's directory */
22 if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
23 define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
26 error_reporting( E_CORE_ERROR | E_CORE_WARNING | E_COMPILE_ERROR | E_ERROR | E_WARNING | E_PARSE | E_USER_ERROR | E_USER_WARNING | E_RECOVERABLE_ERROR );
29 * If wp-config.php exists in the WordPress root, or if it exists in the root and wp-settings.php
30 * doesn't, load wp-config.php. The secondary check for wp-settings.php has the added benefit
31 * of avoiding cases where the current directory is a nested installation, e.g. / is WordPress(a)
32 * and /blog/ is WordPress(b).
34 * If neither set of conditions is true, initiate loading the setup process.
36 if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php') ) {
38 /** The config file resides in ABSPATH */
39 require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' );
41 } elseif ( @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
43 /** The config file resides one level above ABSPATH but is not part of another install */
44 require_once( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' );
48 // A config file doesn't exist
50 define( 'WPINC', 'wp-includes' );
51 require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/load.php' );
53 // Standardize $_SERVER variables across setups.
56 require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/functions.php' );
58 $path = wp_guess_url() . '/wp-admin/setup-config.php';
61 * We're going to redirect to setup-config.php. While this shouldn't result
62 * in an infinite loop, that's a silly thing to assume, don't you think? If
63 * we're traveling in circles, our last-ditch effort is "Need more help?"
65 if ( false === strpos( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], 'setup-config' ) ) {
66 header( 'Location: ' . $path );
70 define( 'WP_CONTENT_DIR', ABSPATH . 'wp-content' );
71 require_once( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php' );
73 wp_check_php_mysql_versions();
74 wp_load_translations_early();
76 // Die with an error message
78 /* translators: %s: wp-config.php */
79 __( "There doesn't seem to be a %s file. I need this before we can get started." ),
80 '<code>wp-config.php</code>'
82 $die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
83 /* translators: %s: Codex URL */
84 __( "Need more help? <a href='%s'>We got it</a>." ),
85 __( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php' )
87 $die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
88 /* translators: %s: wp-config.php */
89 __( "You can create a %s file through a web interface, but this doesn't work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file." ),
90 '<code>wp-config.php</code>'
92 $die .= '<p><a href="' . $path . '" class="button button-large">' . __( "Create a Configuration File" ) . '</a>';
94 wp_die( $die, __( 'WordPress › Error' ) );