Set Drupal files directory path in settings.php

Submitted by Steve Oliver on Sat, Jul 31, 2012 - 9:51pm

In Drupal 6 settings.php:

$conf['file_directory_path'] = 'sites/yoursite.com/files';

In Drupal 7 settings.php:

$conf['file_public_path'] = 'sites/yoursite.com/files';
$conf['file_private_path'] = '/var/_private-web-files/yoursite.com';

 

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