[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #62055: Put index.php into Public folder on the root directory

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#62055: Put index.php into Public folder on the root directory
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 Reporter:  sourav926    |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Security     |    Version:
 Severity:  normal       |   Keywords:
  Focuses:               |
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 Now we are writing `ABSPATH` constant existence check everywhere to
 protect files from direct access.
 But we can make a public (or any name) folder in the root and put the
 index.php (/public/index.php) file in the folder. That way only index.php
 file can be directly accessed. And we'll be able to remove `ABSPATH`
 constant existence check from files.


 **What about backward compatibility?**
 Well, at the beginning we can keep both /index.php and /public/index.php
 files for one or more year(s) and keep telling users, and hosting
 providers to point their servers to the public folder. Then we can remove
 the index.php and also constant checks from files.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/62055>
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