[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19235: Turn ms-files.php off by default

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#19235: Turn ms-files.php off by default
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 Reporter:  nacin         |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Multisite     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  3.4-early     |
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Comment (by ericmann):

 Gut instinct: I don't like it.  But that's more due to all of the weird
 handling I've been doing lately to fix an issue with a particular image
 management plugin.

 It was built with single installations in mind, so `/wp-content/uploads`
 is hard-coded in many places within the plugin.  But the plugin alleges
 network compatibility and has started using `/blogs.dir/X/` in many places
 as well ... and `/files` in yet others.  I've spent a week now hacking the
 thing apart to make it more flexible - so it will work for single sites
 and networks.

 So from a forward momentum perspective, I think this is a great proposal.
 It will save a lot of time in the future and prevent convoluted, poorly-
 coded systems like this.  But a large part of me is wondering how many
 existing systems this will break?  How many plugins and themes have hard-
 coded the existing schema already?

 I'd be all for making this move for the future, so long as we test the
 crap out of any backwards compatibility that gets baked in.

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