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 */
require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' );
-} elseif ( file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
+} elseif ( @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
/** The config file resides one level above ABSPATH but is not part of another install */
- require_once( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' );
+ require_once( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' );
} else {
wp_load_translations_early();
// 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>' . __( "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 = sprintf(
+ /* translators: %s: wp-config.php */
+ __( "There doesn't seem to be a %s file. I need this before we can get started." ),
+ '<code>wp-config.php</code>'
+ ) . '</p>';
+ $die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
+ /* translators: %s: Codex URL */
+ __( "Need more help? <a href='%s'>We got it</a>." ),
+ __( 'https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php' )
+ ) . '</p>';
+ $die .= '<p>' . sprintf(
+ /* translators: %s: wp-config.php */
+ __( "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." ),
+ '<code>wp-config.php</code>'
+ ) . '</p>';
$die .= '<p><a href="' . $path . '" class="button button-large">' . __( "Create a Configuration File" ) . '</a>';
wp_die( $die, __( 'WordPress › Error' ) );