Manual:$wgBaseDirectory

Category:MediaWiki configuration settings#BaseDirectoryCategory:MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.38.0#BaseDirectoryCategory:MediaWiki configuration settings removed in version 1.44.0#BaseDirectoryCategory:MediaWiki deprecated or obsolete features#BaseDirectoryCategory:Path variables#BaseDirectory
Server URLs and file paths: $wgBaseDirectory
Absolute filesystem path of the root directory of the MediaWiki installation.
Introduced in version:1.38.0 (Gerrit change 757744; git #cf581bb2)
Removed in version:1.44.0 (Gerrit change 1098630; git #6e54b50b)
Allowed values:Unspecified
Default value:null

Details

Absolute filesystem path of the root directory of the MediaWiki installation. The MW_INSTALL_PATH environment variable can be used to set this.

Automatically set in Setup.php before loading local settings.

Warning Warning: Do not modify in settings files! This variable must remain equal to the MW_INSTALL_PATH constant defined in Setup.php.
Category:MediaWiki configuration settings Category:MediaWiki configuration settings introduced in version 1.38.0 Category:MediaWiki configuration settings removed in version 1.44.0 Category:MediaWiki deprecated or obsolete features Category:Path variables