function init_ratchet_plugin() { $code_root = substr(ABSPATH, 0, strlen(ABSPATH) - 1); Ratchetio::init(array('access_token' => '162db27918c641a19387183bb0319247', 'root' => $code_root, 'base_api_url' => 'http://brian.ratchetdev.com/api/1/')); $foo = $baz123; }