This is really more of a server configuration question. By necessity, wp-config.php must be readable by WordPress itself, but file access/security beyond that is really a matter of how your server is configured. Refer to the Codex for recommended file permissions for WordPress. Refer to the Codex for recommended ways to secure wp-config.php Refer to … Read more
You don’t. The get_option() function is a WordPress function. You cannot use it without loading WordPress. More to the point, you should not be calling a file in your plugin directly. You should make your form or whatever is directly linking to that file link to a normal WordPress endpoint instead, and have additional parameters … Read more
You should not put any defines in the end of the wp_config.php it is actually explicitly stated in it 😉 Every define you add should be above the line saying /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ Anything after that will have impact only after wordpress had finished to process the request
It looks like you have not imported the backup of database (sql file) to new database you have created in your localhost. Also after importing the database to local server you will need to replace the live site URL with new localhost URL at all instances in local database.
I found the solution. Even using “subdirectorys”, i got this error, so I had to configure a DNS with “*.mydomain.com” to multisite functions workout.
A Bigger Note on Database Access You shouldn’t be using the database constants. Instead you should be using the WPDB class, e.g. global $wpdb; $results = $wpdb->get_results( ‘SELECT * FROM wp_options WHERE option_id = 1’, OBJECT ); That still leaves you with the issue that you need to be inside a WP context though, but … Read more
Do I have to create sub domain all the time in my cpanel before creating new website (sub domain) in WordPress? You need to make sure that the subdomains are created somewhere. WordPress doesn’t have the capability to create DNS entries for you. If you’ve got WordPress set up on example.com and you want to … Read more
I was pointing to wrong directory. Actually WordPress requires sub domain (site1.example.com) to point to the root directory of main website (example.com). Previously in cpanel my sub domain path was public_html/site1 and now i change this to public_html/ and everything started to work properly.
Trying to change edit the wp-config.php file was a good idea, let’s try some extra things to see if they solve the problem. Let’s add these lines to the bottom of your functions.php: update_option( ‘siteurl’, ‘http://LOCAL_HOST_IP/wordpress’ ); update_option( ‘home’, ‘http://LOCAL_HOST_IP/wordpress’ ); Using Relocate method Edit your wp-config.php file inserting: define(‘RELOCATE’,true); After that, from your browser … Read more
Depends on what your project is. If you’re developing a theme you would define them at the top of your theme’s functions.php file, and if you were developing a plugin you would put them at the top of your main plugin file.