What Is an Absolute Path in WordPress

In WordPress, an absolute path is the full server path to a given file or directory. It is typically used when setting up WordPress file permissions, as well as for specifying the location of certain files in plugins and themes.

For example, if you wanted to find the wp-config.php file, you could use the absolute path to locate it: /home/username/public_html/wordpress/wp-config.php.

Types of Absolute Path

There are two types of absolute paths:

1. Relative path: A relative path is a location that is relative to the current directory. For example, if you are in the /home/username/public_html/ directory and want to find the wp-config.php file, you would use a relative path of /wordpress/wp-config.php.

2. Absolute path: An absolute path is a location that is not relative to the current directory. For example, the absolute path of the wp-config.php file would be /home/username/public_html/wordpress/wp-config.php.