[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34358: plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) returns plugins directory when plugin symlinked to mu-plugins

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#34358: plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) returns plugins directory when plugin symlinked
to mu-plugins
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 Reporter:  scamartist26    |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Filesystem API  |     Version:  4.3.1
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jdgrimes):

 Related: #16953, especially [27999]

 Basically, symlinked MU plugins (or any "single file" plugins) are not
 supported. ([https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/16953#comment:114 Not
 my fault].)

 I'm not 100% sure that this is what is causing your problem, but if so, it
 might be possible to work around this by calling
 `wp_register_plugin_realpath( __FILE__ )` yourself.

 But since the decision was made before not to support symlinked MU
 plugins, I think that the core committers will need to understand your
 use-case better before considering changing their minds, if indeed that is
 the cause of this bug.

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