[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22631: Allow change of dropins folder

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#22631: Allow change of dropins folder
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 Reporter:  bungeshea       |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bootstrap/Load  |     Version:  3.5
 Severity:  minor           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Changes (by knutsp):

 * severity:  normal => minor


Comment:

 Not safe, unless both `WP_CONTENT_DIR` and `WP_DROPINS_DIR` are checked
 for dropin files across some major versions. `WP_DROPINS_DIR` must have
 precedence (for the same dropin file). If a dropin is found in
 `WP_CONTENT_DIR` then a deprecated warning should be issued, at least in
 the major version following the version this is implemented. Two versions
 or more later the backwards compatibility may be removed.

 Occasionally, like when (just before) plugins activated, a cleanup routine
 may check for dropin files that exist in both folders and delete the one
 in `WP_CONTENT_DIR` (which is then unused).

 When `WP_DROPINS_DIR` is undefined it should be set to `WP_CONTENT_DIR .
 '/dropins'` at load time.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/22631#comment:5>
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