use wordpress functions outside of wordpress folder

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I have a script outside wordpress directory where I need to check if the user is currently logged in as admin.

Website structure is:

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/home/myscript.php
/home/wordpress/check_if_admin.php

check_if_admin.php content is: 

require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/wp-load.php');
global $current_user;
get_currentuserinfo();
$user_id = $current_user->ID;
//usually admin user id is 1 if its not working check admin user id from wp_users table
if($user_id == 1) {
  $admin = "1";
}

$is_admin = current_user_can( 'manage_options' );
if ( current_user_can( 'administrator' ) ) {
  $admin = "1";
}
if (!empty($_GET['debug'])) {
  echo "UID $user_id / ADM $admin";
}

If I run the script from /home/wordpress/check_if_admin.php it works.
But if I try to include check_if_admin.php inside myscript.php, it doesn’t work and the $user_id / $admin is always zero.

How can I check the admin status in myscript.php ?

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2 comments

  1. Try adding with absolute path.

    require_once($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/wp-load.php');

  2. If your script is outside the wordpress directory, you need to add the following lines to your wp-config.php before require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');

    /** Set cookie path so we can access login from anywhere */
define('ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH', '/');
define('COOKIEPATH', '/');
define('SITECOOKIEPATH', '/');

    This is because by default, your login cookie is only accessible to your wordpress directory.

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