wp-config Tips and Tricks

What is it? Configuration settings for your WordPress install http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php

Created either by using the installer Or copy wp-config-sample.php

Database Settings `

Table Prefix The value placed in front of your database tables You should change the default value pre-install Allows multiple WP installs to a single DB

Security Keys Ensure better cookie encryption

More Security ● Move wp-config.php out of the public html area ● Limit access to wp-config.php

URLs Override the database value without changing it Disables these fields in the wp-admin

Custom User Tables

Move wp-content

Other Tips

There's More? ● Language and Language Directory ● Specify Cookie Domain ● Override File Permissions ● FTP / SSH Constants ● Control Proxy Access

Developer

Testing

Using SVN ● Put your WordPress site in an SVN repository ● Automatically update the WordPress core files ● Automatically update themes and plugins ● Easily change versions for testing purposes

Using SVN ● Add the WordPress core as an svn:external html/wp http://svn.automattic.com/wordpress/tags/2.8.4 ● Copy the wp-content folder to public html ● Add the wp-config file to public html

Using SVN ● Move wp-content in wp-config.php ● Change the site URLs in wp-config.php

Using SVN ● Modify your .htaccess file ● Update using svn up ● Some plugins will break!

The Good And the Bad ● Good ● Very customizable ● Clean & concise ● Bad ● Test first! ● Test again!

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wp-config Tips and Tricks

by Josh Harrison on Dec 08, 2009

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