wp-config.php
Purpose
Site-specific configuration for WordPress. Defines database credentials, salts, table prefix, debug/config constants, and then loads wp-settings.php.
Flow
- Defines core constants (e.g., cache, DB settings, debug flags, filesystem, cron, caching).
- Loads salts/keys (in this install via
wp-salt.php). - Sets
$table_prefix. - Defines
ABSPATHif missing. - Requires
wp-settings.phpto bootstrap WordPress.
Key functions called
require __DIR__ . '/wp-salt.php'(site-specific salts)require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php'
Hooks fired
- None directly in this file.
Notes
- This instance includes additional constants for caching, filesystem permissions, CDN, Redis, and cron behavior. Values are environment-specific and should not be committed or shared.