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I believe [civicrm.root] is being computed incorrectly. Entering the absolute URLs in Settings > Resource URLs has been sufficient to fix most problems, but some problems persist.

For example, when i encounter an error like crm.ckeditor.js getting an error, the console tells me it can't find it at https://mysite.org/mysite.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/js/wysiwyg/crm.ckeditor.js.

You'll notice that mysite.org is repeated.

I'm running (CiviCRM 4.7.22) on an "Addon Domain" on my host. When you manage files for your addon domains, they show up as a folder on in your file manager. So my Civi files are installed at:

  • /home/username/public_html/mysite.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/

I assume that when Civi is computing the [civicrm.root] variable, it just assumes it can replace /home/username/public_html with the base url defined by CIVICRM_UF_BASEURL, which would explain why I'm getting this https://mysite.org/mysite.org/wp-content....

So how do I fix this permanently? Clearly using absolute URLs in Settings > Resource URLs isn't sufficient for every case. To clarify the values frrom settings.civicrm.php:

  • define( 'CIVICRM_UF_BASEURL' , 'https://mysite.org/');
  • $civicrm_root = '/home/user/public_html/mysite.org/wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm/';
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    [civicrm_root] is calculated from $civicrm_root, which is defined in civicrm.settings.php. You should edit civicrm.settings.php to use CKEditor. As to your original question - 90% of what's posted here is a red herring. Could you please rewrite the question to be reflective of what you've found regarding the calculation issue? – Jon G - Megaphone Tech Aug 12 '17 at 19:09
  • Rewrote for clarity. I know that [civicrm.root] is defined in civicrm.settings.php but I need to know what to change so that my URLs are calculated correctly. – Tomulent Aug 14 '17 at 17:15
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    Can you please edit your question to include the values of CIVICRM_UF_BASEURL and also of $civicrm_root? I'm having a hard time visualizing the values from the outputs. – Jon G - Megaphone Tech Aug 14 '17 at 18:47
  • Edited. Thanks for sticking with me :). I think the issue is stemming from the fact that the files are in a directory called mysite.org. – Tomulent Aug 14 '17 at 19:27
  • Hmm - I think you might be hitting the WordPress CiviCRM symlink issue. Is there a symlink in your file path? Particularly to mysite.org? – Jon G - Megaphone Tech Aug 14 '17 at 21:53
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tl;dr: Uncomment and fill in the define('CIVICRM_CMSDIR', '/path/to/install/root/'); in civicrm.settings.php.

I traced through the functions that go toward building the URL for loadins crm.ckeditor.js. It seems there's a problem with the logic of the WordPress cmsRootPath function.

I can't tell you what the specific issue you're having that's causing that function to fail; I know it struggles with symlinks, and I'd guess there's other edge cases as well.

If I understand this line of code correctly, in addition to $civicrm_root, there's also a lesser-known cousin CIVICRM_CMSDIR, which is actually the relevant data here. In my 4.7.22 WordPress instance's civicrm.settings.php, that constant is present but commented out.

See also: CRM-18221 for what appears to be a similar issue on earlier versions of Civi 4.7.

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    Uncommenting the global $civicrm_setting and defining CIVICRM_CMSDIR seems to have fixed the URL Variable calculation errors as evidenced . This issue has been bugging me for a long time. Thank you very much. – Tomulent Aug 14 '17 at 23:39
  • I'm pretty certain that I have the same problem: civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/20888/…. But defining CIVICRM_CSDIR only makes matters worse (duplicating more of [civicrm.root]. I have two servers one live in mysite.org and the other test.mysite.org with all the files in subdirectory test of the live site. I have a quick fix by replacing (by trial and error) [civicrm.root] in the call to CKEditor with wp-content/plugins/civicrm/civicrm. Can you be more specific on what you changed? – Mick Kahn Nov 10 '17 at 17:58

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