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Deprecation: #98283 - PHP Constant TYPO3_mainDir
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See :issue:`98283`

Description
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The PHP Constant :php:`TYPO3_mainDir` which is defined as :file:`typo3/` has been marked as deprecated.

Impact
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Accessing the constant will stop working in TYPO3 v13. No deprecation warning is thrown,
but the Extension Scanner will detect any usage in your installation.

Affected installations
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TYPO3 installations with custom third-party extensions using the constant directly, which is
highly unlikely.

Migration
=========

It is recommended to use the :php:`BackendEntryPointResolver` class when needing
to direct to the TYPO3 Backend. All other common APIs such as the Backend Router already
calculate the path automatically anyway.

.. index:: PHP-API, FullyScanned, ext:core