Drupal bootstrap

drupal-bootstrap.php

<?php
// Get path of drupal install and strip path to module
  $drupal_path = preg_replace('@\/sites\/[a-zA-Z_/]+@i', '', getcwd());
  
  // Create a constant DRUPAL_ROOT that defines our path to the drupal install  
  define('DRUPAL_ROOT', $drupal_path);

  // require bootstrap
  require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/includes/bootstrap.inc';
  
  // bootstrap full
  drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL);
  ?>