Package: wordpress Version: 3.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze1 Severity: normal I wanted to move the wp-uploads directory from the default location, so naturally I edited /etc/wordpress/config-SITE.php to change $upload_dir. However, this seems to do nothing to change where Wordpress stores its files. Indeed, on inspecting the code, it looks like $upload_dir is only read when the installer is run, so changing it once the site is installed has no effect (the setting must be changed in the WP admin interface instead it seems).
This seems a bit sub-optimal - an admin would expect that if he changes a setting in a config file, then the setting is actually changed. If nothing else, can it at least be made obvious that the setting in the config file is for installation only, and that further changes need to be made via the web interface? Ideally, it would be possible to set the upload dir in the config file and prevent users from changing it in the web interface if the admin has set a value in the config. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.4 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-274.3.1.el5.028stab094.3 (SMP w/16 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) (ignored: LC_ALL set to en_GB.UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages wordpress depends on: ii apache2 2.2.16-6+squeeze4 Apache HTTP Server metapackage ii apache2-mpm-prefork [h 2.2.16-6+squeeze4 Apache HTTP Server - traditional n ii libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.3-7+squeeze6 server-side, HTML-embedded scripti ii libjs-cropper 1.2.1-2 JavaScript image cropper UI ii libjs-jquery 1.4.2-2 JavaScript library for dynamic web ii libjs-prototype 1.6.1-1 JavaScript Framework for dynamic w ii libjs-scriptaculous 1.8.3-1 JavaScript library for dynamic web ii libphp-phpmailer 5.1-1 full featured email transfer class ii libphp-snoopy 1.2.4-2 Snoopy is a PHP class that simulat ii mysql-client-5.1 [mysq 5.1.49-3 MySQL database client binaries ii php-gettext 1.0.10-1 read gettext MO files directly, wi ii php5-gd 5.3.3-7+squeeze6 GD module for php5 ii php5-mysql 5.3.3-7+squeeze6 MySQL module for php5 ii tinymce 3.3.8+dfsg0-0.1 platform independent web based Jav Versions of packages wordpress recommends: ii wordpress-l10n 3.0.5+dfsg-0+squeeze1 weblog manager - language files Versions of packages wordpress suggests: ii mysql-server 5.1.49-3 MySQL database server (metapackage ii mysql-server-5.1 [mysql-serve 5.1.49-3 MySQL database server binaries and -- Configuration Files: /etc/wordpress/htaccess changed [not included] -- no debconf information -- Chris Butler <[email protected]> GnuPG Key ID: 4096R/49E3ACD3 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
