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Reputation: 533

Custom php file in root folder

So, I have a custom php file in my wordpress root folder.

I have a link in frontend "example.com/custom.php" that I would like to access.

How would I include this custom php in root folder in function.php so that it can be recognized by other wordpress function?

Thanks

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2620

Answers (1)

user4754887
user4754887

Reputation:

Add this line in your themes functions.php:

include(ABSPATH . 'custom.php');

Explanation:

Your wp-config.php should contain the following code (near the bottom of the page):

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
    define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');

They are saving the path to the wordpress installation to ABSPATH.

It will be something like "/var/www/foo/" or similar. So you can concat the ABSPATH with path to your file. If for example, your php file is located inside some folder like this "example.com/somefolder/custom.php" you would use 

include(ABSPATH . 'somefolder/custom.php');

Hope this helps!

Upvotes: 2

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