Comments on: Popularity Contest Plugins activation error http://azlan.anilezfa.com/popularity-contest-plugins-activation-error Rojak Campoq Blog Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG http://azlan.anilezfa.com/popularity-contest-plugins-activation-error#comment-115 miCRoSCoPiC^eaRthLinG Thu, 29 May 2008 14:27:44 +0000 http://azlan.anilezfa.com/?p=169#comment-115 Why bother changing it to the likes of <code>require(’../wp-blog-header.php’);</code> OR <code>require(’../somedir/wp-blog-header.php’);</code> ? I've read thousands of complaints - it worked for some, it didn't for others. The relative path scheme may not always work out correctly. If you ask me, the best option would be to use the ABSPATH variable (defined in wp-config.php) and concatenate the rest of the string to it. Example: <code>require( ABSPATH . '/wp-blog-header.php' );</code> This should work out without a hitch for anyone and everyone... Cheers, m^e Why bother changing it to the likes of require(’../wp-blog-header.php’); OR require(’../somedir/wp-blog-header.php’); ? I’ve read thousands of complaints - it worked for some, it didn’t for others. The relative path scheme may not always work out correctly.

If you ask me, the best option would be to use the ABSPATH variable (defined in wp-config.php) and concatenate the rest of the string to it.

Example:
require( ABSPATH . '/wp-blog-header.php' );

This should work out without a hitch for anyone and everyone…

Cheers,
m^e

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