[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
Component:  Plugins                              |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  4.3.1
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests needs-    |  Resolution:
  refresh                                        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by andy):

 This bug just bit me and I independently wrote essentially the same patch
 to fix it. When I came to create a new ticket, Trac found this one. A
 ticket saved is a ticket earned, right?

 Our use case is a WordPress host where customers are allowed to use mu-
 plugins but we also require a suite of mu-plugins. This suite needs to be
 symlinked because copying it into every customer's directory would waste
 space and time and inevitably introduce bugs during times of
 inconsistency. With a symlink we can add, change and remove plugins in
 this suite without touching customer directories and without them going
 out of sync with each other.

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