Clarify documentation about how url_for uses configuration values (#2759)

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Paul Butler 2019-05-31 15:33:06 -04:00
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@ -276,7 +276,10 @@ The following configuration values are used internally by Flask:
.. py:data:: APPLICATION_ROOT
Inform the application what path it is mounted under by the application /
web server.
web server. This is used for generating URLs outside the context of a
request (inside a request, the dispatcher is responsible for setting
``SCRIPT_NAME`` instead; see :ref:`Application Dispatching <app-dispatch>`
for examples of dispatch configuration).
Will be used for the session cookie path if ``SESSION_COOKIE_PATH`` is not
set.