[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #5276: Allow wp-config.php to be used without including wp-settings.php

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#5276: Allow wp-config.php to be used without including wp-settings.php
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 Reporter:  mastermind   |       Owner:  anonymous               
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new                     
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  2.5                     
Component:  General      |     Version:  2.4                     
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  wp-config.php standalone
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 The way it is in WP now, wp-blog-header.php includes wp-config.php, and
 wp-config.php then includes wp-settings.php. This is unfortunate in
 situations where a script (e.g. an AJAX of a plugin) wants only the
 database constants, because it needs but a couple of database items.
 Today, if our mini-script would include wp-config.php, it would load the
 whole WP core and plugins, execute hooks, open dozens of files, etc.

 I'd propose the following: Let wp-blog-header.php load wp-settings.php
 after loading wp-config.php, and allow wp-config.php to be used
 standalone.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5276>
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