Where can I store API keys in WordPress? I need to access them in the root directory of the site, and for some reason adding them to wp config makes them inaccessible in the root directory.

CodePudding user response：

There's a file called wp-config.php that's ordinarily in the root directory of a WordPress installation.

It's a PHP program, and has entries like these in it.

define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY',  '9LjsBztwN9VuM=Fl=V6h8lM1zF@&o=-6W]7`VLkIjZgbXYPx');
define('NONCE_KEY',        '*oc2{8Hj nElTjL_Tf9#o2BC|y5kxRD ;&q_H3P 0v6MDeGM');

This is php code: in any WordPress code (plugin, theme) running in that installation you'll be able to use SECURE_AUTH_KEY constant. So, you could put your own

define('MY_API_KEY',  'whatever-whatelse-o2BC|y5kxRD ;&q_H3P 0v6MDeGM');

in there and then use your MY_API_KEY constant in any code you wish.

If you're managing an API with a plugin or other code, you can put your key into the database. From WordPress code that would be done with

update_option( 'MY_API_KEY', 'whatever-whatelseC|y5yadda-yadda-eGM', false );

and retrieved with

$key = get_option( 'MY_API_KEY' );

This is the sort of thing you'll do if your plugin's settings panel prompts the site owner for the key.

If you have wp-cli installed on your machine, a shell script running in the site's root directory can get the key this way.

wp db query "SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'MY_API_KEY'"

If none of these choices work for you, perhaps you could update your question or ask another.

CodePudding user response：

You can store in the wp-config.php file, as a constant

DEFINE('api_key', 'value'); you'll be able to access through WordPress request lifecycle.