$wire::buildConfig() method

Static method to build a Config object for booting ProcessWire

Usage

// basic usage
$config = $wire::buildConfig();

// usage with all arguments
$config = $wire::buildConfig(string $rootPath = '', string $rootURL = null, array $options = []);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
rootPath (optional)string

Path to root of installation where ProcessWire's index.php file is located.

rootURL (optional)string

Should be specified only for secondary ProcessWire instances. May also include scheme & hostname, i.e. "http://hostname.com/url" to force use of scheme+host.

options (optional)array

Options to modify default behaviors (experimental):

  • siteDir (string): Name of "site" directory in $rootPath that contains site's config.php, no slashes (default="site").

Return value


$wire methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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