Adding new path constant for main folder. Handy now that people might be creating custom directories for namespaced code.

Author: lonnieezell

public/index.php

@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
 // Path to the front controller (this file)
 define('FCPATH', __DIR__.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 
+// Path to code root folder (just up from public)
+define('ROOTPATH', str_replace('public'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, '', FCPATH));
+
 // Path to the writable directory.
 define('WRITEPATH', realpath($writable_directory).DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR);
 

user_guide_src/source/general/common_functions.rst

@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ The following constants are always available anywhere within your application.
 Core Constants
 ==============
 
+.. php:const:: ROOTPATH
+
+	The path to the main application directory. Just above ``public``.
+
 .. php:const:: APPPATH
 
 	The path to the **application** directory.