[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41947: upload_path wrong after server move

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#41947: upload_path wrong after server move
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 Reporter:  steevithak    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:  4.8.2
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Comment (by steevithak):

 I can confirm that setting upload_path to "wp-content/uploads/" seems to
 work as well as the full path. And that seems like a good plan to avoid
 the problem in the future, should the site move again. No plugin or per-
 page database stuff was needed, by the way, I just edited the path on the
 options.php page as described in the bug report and that fixed it right
 up.

 I got curious and started checking the upload_path value on other
 wordpress sites I have access to. On most recent sites I checked (and all
 sites that I've personally installed) the upload_path value field is
 empty. So I guess the question I have now is how would a value get into
 that field in the first place? Is this a deprecated field of some sort
 that was used on older wordpresses? In any case, I think the bug as
 reported still stands as it's a legitimate problem a developer asked to
 move a wordpress could run into.

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