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1. jamesbisset
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   When the slideshow is requested, XML data is generated to give imagerotator.swf a list of images in XML format. The file which does this is nggextractXML.php and the first thing it does is go and look for wp-load.php or wp-config.php at this location.

   $root = dirname(dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))));
require_once($root.'/wp-load.php');

   if your file path is like this:
   /wordpress/wp-content/plugins/nggallery/nggextractXML.php
   then everything will work perfectly, but if you choose to have your wp-config.php and/or your wp-content folder OUTSIDE the WordPress directory then the slideshow gets stuck.

   I've fixed it temporarily by just setting the absolute path to wp-load.php, but I'm sure WordPress must have a more elegant solution for developers?

2. Alex Rabe
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I have changed this for v1.00, so you can use different folder structures, see also
   http://alexrabe.boelinger.com/2008/08/06/the-hassle-with-wp_content_url-and-wp_plugin_dir/

3. jamesbisset
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Thanks for the information and the links.

   It seems a good idea in principle to separate the wordpress engine from the customised wp-content and wp-config.php. Makes upgrading on shared servers without SSH much more straightforward, and the site (possibly) a little more secure.

   But it does seem that it's not just a straight-forward code tweak for developers.

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