I tried to add this to the end of my wp-config.php
define('WP_CONTENT_DIR', $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/somedir');
define('WP_CONTENT_URL', 'http://example.com/somedir');
however, echo immediately after that shows the old values (with wp-content value). I tried echo because in wp admin I couldn’t see the theme from new location, of course.
I have installed wp in example.com/wp subdirectory and site itself is example.com – I copied over .htaccess and index.php over to the root and everything is working fine, I just need to move wp-content into another folder over at root also with a different name.
You have probably added the definitions too late. If in fact you added that “to the end” of
wp-config.php
then you added it after these lines:If so, then those constants are already defined (
wp_initial_constants
) and you cannot redefine a constant after it is already defined.Make your edits earlier, before: