[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 mattmckenny):

 The use case I have is that I would like to maintain a few of our own, in-
 house, plugins each with their own separate Git repo. Due to hosting
 setup, we have to commit everything to our WordPress site's Git repo so
 subtrees, submodules and composer dependency management don't work for us
 (at least not from what I've been able to tell.)

 These mu-plugins are in a common shared directory on my development box
 outside of any particular WordPress install. I would like to symlink to
 these plugins so I can develop new features within the context of a
 specific install but outside of the Git history for that install. This way
 I can manage new features, pull requests, etc for that specific plugin.
 After a new release has been made for the plugin, we replace the symlink
 with the actual plugin files and make a single commit with the new plugin
 version. This gets committed to the WordPress install's repo and we
 deploy.

 The plugins need to be symlinked because, as @scamartist26 mentioned, any
 assets served via the URL (JS, CSS, images) are broken because they
 resolve to the plugins and not mu-plugins directory.

 Hopefully that sheds some light on what we're up against and our need to
 have this "fixed".

 I look forward to any feedback or suggestions.

 Thanks
 Matt

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