[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9444: Allow to read wp-config.php without loading WP

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#9444: Allow to read wp-config.php without loading WP
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 Reporter:  hakre                                 |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)                          |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal                                |   Milestone:
Component:  General                               |     Version:  2.7.1
 Severity:  normal                                |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  has-patch tested commit dev-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by scottmas):

 It's not elegant, and may potentially break in some future Wordpress
 release, but it is possible to load just the configuration information
 without bootstrapping all of Wordpress.

 Simply read the config file as a string and get rid of the offending
 require_once and then eval it.

     $configString = file_get_contents('some/path/to/wp-config.php');
     $configString = preg_replace('/require_once\(.*?\);/', '',
 $configString);
     $configString = str_replace(['<?php', '<?', '?>'], '', $configString);
     eval($configString);

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/9444#comment:36>
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