[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #12988: Modify wp-load.php to search for wp-config.php 2 directories higher

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#12988: Modify wp-load.php to search for wp-config.php 2 directories higher
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 Reporter:  chipbennett         |        Owner:  ryan   
     Type:  enhancement         |       Status:  closed 
 Priority:  normal              |    Milestone:         
Component:  Security            |      Version:         
 Severity:  normal              |   Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  wp-load, wp-config  |  
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Comment(by dougal):

 I also thought the idea of setting a variable to (optionally) define the
 location of wp-config was a good one. Until I thought about it a little
 more.

 Where would we define this? The general idea is supposed to be that wp-
 config.php is the only file you should ever have to edit. To implement
 this, you'd have to modify either `index.php`, `wp-blog-header.php`, or
 `wp-load.php` directly. And we all know that modifying core files is a no-
 no.

 About the only thing left would be to examine something in the server
 environment variables (set in .htaccess, perhaps?). But that doesn't
 translate across different web servers in a consistent way.

 I'm thinking the "fake wp-config that includes the real wp-config" is the
 best solution for anyone who really feels the need to do something like
 this. Most users who know enough to want to move their config file two
 levels up in the first place will be capable of understanding this idea.
 If somebody hasn't already documented this idea on the Codex, perhaps we
 should.

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