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 );
+/*
+ * If wp-config.php exists in the WordPress root, or if it exists in the root and wp-settings.php
+ * doesn't, load wp-config.php. The secondary check for wp-settings.php has the added benefit
+ * of avoiding cases where the current directory is a nested installation, e.g. / is WordPress(a)
+ * and /blog/ is WordPress(b).
+ *
+ * If neither set of conditions is true, initiate loading the setup process.
+ */
if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php') ) {
/** The config file resides in ABSPATH */
// Die with an error message
$die = __( "There doesn't seem to be a <code>wp-config.php</code> file. I need this before we can get started." ) . '</p>';
- $die .= '<p>' . __( "Need more help? <a href='http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php'>We got it</a>." ) . '</p>';
+ $die .= '<p>' . __( "Need more help? <a href='https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php'>We got it</a>." ) . '</p>';
$die .= '<p>' . __( "You can create a <code>wp-config.php</code> file through a web interface, but this doesn't work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file." ) . '</p>';
$die .= '<p><a href="' . $path . '" class="button button-large">' . __( "Create a Configuration File" ) . '</a>';