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diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc index 2e8ef3010..98d5760f5 100644 --- a/includes/common.inc +++ b/includes/common.inc @@ -1938,8 +1938,18 @@ function drupal_get_path($type, $name) { } /** - * Returns the base URL path of the Drupal installation. - * At the very least, this will always default to /. + * Returns the base URL path of the Drupal installation, i.e., + * the directory where Drupal is installed. At the very least, + * this will return "/". + * + * NOTE: base_path prefixes and suffixes a "/" onto the returned + * path if the path is not empty. See examples below. + * + * Example #1: Drupal installed at "http://yoursite.com" means + * this will just return "/" because the path is empty. + * + * Example #2: Drupal installed at "http://yoursite.com/drupal/folder" + * means this function will return "/drupal/folder/". */ function base_path() { return $GLOBALS['base_path']; |