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What is the difference between $wpdb and WP_Query?

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 2, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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$wpdb is a PHP global variable that holds the WordPress database object, which is actually an instantiation of the wpdb class. WP_Query actually uses wpdb to query the database. Use…

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Read more about the article What is $wpdb in WordPress and How to Use it for Database Security
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What is $wpdb in WordPress and How to Use it for Database Security

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 1, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
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$wpdb is a PHP global variable that holds the WordPress database object, which is actually an instantiation of the wpdb class. $wpdb is used to manipulate custom database tables with…

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Read more about the article What is ABSPATH in WordPress and How to Use it for Security
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What is ABSPATH in WordPress and How to Use it for Security

  • Post author:Christos Pontikis
  • Post published:December 1, 2022
  • Post category:WordPress
  • Reading time:1 min read

ABSPATH is a PHP constant, which holds the Absolute path to the WordPress directory. It is defined in wp-config.php /** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */ if ( !…

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