WordPress core does not contain obfuscated code (with unfortunate exception of revisions easter egg). While wp-config.php can (and often does) contain arbitrary code, it is not normal for extensions to add anything there and there isn’t an API way for it. In a nutshell it is meant to be edited by hand for specific configuration … Read more
You shouldn’t move the file because you’d have to change other files which include wp-config.php and these files will be overridden at your next update, but you can move the content of the file ( at least your credentials) to another file two levels up and include() this file in your wp-config.php This solution should … Read more
The most common thing that happens in the case where you suddenly get a prompt to install WordPress when a site was running OK is that the database connection details were changed. This can be caused by the host changing the database URL, or login or password was changed in the Cpanel; or the connection … Read more
I’m giving possible cases from the top of my head: Case 1: May be it’s related to realpath() function. realpath() acts differently in different OS. Also, it returns false if the web server user doesn’t have executable permission on the corresponding directory. There are some other problems too, so better try this: // change it … Read more
You are missing define(‘MULTISITE’, true); I just tested this. I got Error establishing a database connection. without it.
You don’t need to block the IP address at all. Append this code in wp-config.php of your website in case you have access to it:: define(‘WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE’, false); Alternative Method This will hide update messages for all kind of users:: Add this function to your functions.php function hide_update_notice_to_all_but_admin_users() { if (current_user_can(‘read’)) { remove_action( ‘admin_notices’, ‘update_nag’, 3 … Read more
When installing WP onto an IP address (or hostname), WP will only respond to requests on that IP address. Any request from another IP address even if it resolves to the same server, will result in a redirect to a WP error page. In this situation, I would do this: Install WP on the public … Read more
If you only want to change the location of the uploads directory (and leave the rest of WordPress on C:), you should be able to define the UPLOADS constant: define( ‘UPLOADS’, wp_normalize_path( ‘e:\path\to\uploads’ ) ); I’d recommend you do this on a test machine first, if at all possible. I’d also recommend you do this … Read more
Following on from the comments thread… Here’s a method I’ve used for a long time for handling the ‘not ideal’ scenario of different configurations between environments. The following is a heavily cut-down representation of wp-config.php but it demonstrates the idea… <?php /** * The base configurations of the WordPress. * * This file has the … Read more
Move wp-config.php to its new location somewhere above “public_html” and add a new “skeleton” wp-config.ph in the WordPress directory e.g. <?php include(‘/dir_above_public_html/priv-applecom/wp-config.php’); ?> The wp-config.php script is included by other WordPress files. So to include this from a non default location we can simply 1. move our “real” wp-config from the WordPress directory to where … Read more