? base_path_comments.patch
? sites/default/files
? sites/default/settings.php
Index: includes/common.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.875
diff -u -p -r1.875 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	11 Apr 2009 22:19:44 -0000	1.875
+++ includes/common.inc	14 Apr 2009 00:44:07 -0000
@@ -1959,8 +1959,18 @@ 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'];