Purpose

Template configuration file used during installation. Provides placeholder constants and structure for creating a real wp-config.php.

Flow

• Defines placeholder DB constants and authentication salts.
• Sets $table_prefix and WP_DEBUG defaults.
• Defines ABSPATH if missing.
• Requires wp-settings.php to bootstrap WordPress once configured.

Key functions called

• require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php'

Hooks fired

• None directly in this file.