wp-includes/load.php:702Loads the database class file and instantiates the $wpdb global.
function require_wp_db() { global $wpdb; require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wpdb.php'; if ( file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db.php' ) ) { require_once WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db.php'; } if ( isset( $wpdb ) ) { return; } $dbuser = defined( 'DB_USER' ) ? DB_USER : ''; $dbpassword = defined( 'DB_PASSWORD' ) ? DB_PASSWORD : ''; $dbname = defined( 'DB_NAME' ) ? DB_NAME : ''; $dbhost = defined( 'DB_HOST' ) ? DB_HOST : ''; $wpdb = new wpdb( $dbuser, $dbpassword, $dbname, $dbhost );}Introduced in 2.5.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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