Adding custom php file in wordpress theme

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I want to add an additional php file, for example test.php in my wordpress theme, and access it with url like example.com/wordpress/test.php

When I place this test.php file in the theme directory, I can’t access it.
So I how can I do that? It allows to access only if i place the test.php in the wordpress root, but i want to add the file in the theme directory instead of the root directory, which is at

wordpresswp-contentthemesmythemetest.php
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  1. Avoid native php functions

    1. They are not relative, so breaking stuff is easy. (like in the OPs case)
    2. Why role your own if core got a function for you?
    3. They don’t consider edge cases

    You should NEVER use the constants

    • STYLESHEET_DIRECTORY
    • TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY
    • WP_PLUGIN_DIR
    • etc…

    Remember: Those are not API! and can therefore change!

    but INSTEAD USE the following API functions:

    • Parent Theme: get_template_directory() / get_template_directory_uri()
    • Child Theme: get_stylesheet_directory() / get_stylesheet_directory_uri()

    You can use both in Plugins

    • plugin_dir_path(__FILE__).'/your/path/to/file.ext *) for Themes also
    • plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ).'/your/path/to/file.ext

    but plugin_dir_url() is reserved only for Plugins.

    Keep in mind…

    That there’re

    • Plugins
    • MU-Plugins
    • Drop-Ins
    • Themes
    • Themes in directories registered via register_theme_directory( $dir );

    So please stick with the native API functions like wp_upload_dir();, content_url();, etc.

    In general: Take a look at /wp-includes/link-template.php for a whole bunch of nice path and URl related API functions.