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1. hamster_rave
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Help! Here is what 's going on:

   1. I have space on my server (let's say http://www.example.com) and all the mySQL-data (username, name database, password) I think I need.
   2. I would like to make a new corporate blog [e.g. http://www.corporateblog.com which has nothing to do with example.com, but the use of the space. I already bought the domain name.
   3. I downloaded wordpress.org and changed the wp-config-sample.php doc and saved it as wp-config.php, as explained in the tutorial.
   4. Using Filezilla, I uploaded the content of the folder 'wordpress' into a new folder 'corporateblog' on httpdocs.
   5. Still, if I go to http://example.com/corporateblog/wp-admin.php I can't acces it.
   6. What am I doing wrong?
   7. HELP! This is urgent.

2. Ipstenu
   Half-Elf Support Rogue & Mod
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Did you go to http://example.com/corporateblog/wp-admin/install.php ?

3. hamster_rave
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi Ipstenu,

   This link was just an example. Off course I changed 'example.com' and 'corporateblog'. But it still doesn't work.
   :(

4. Roy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Two things. Under point 4, was the result three folders in the root and a bunch of files or do you have a "wordpress" folder and then three subfolders and a bunch of files?

   Under 5, there is no such thing as wp-admin.php. wp-admin is a folder, not a file.

5. hamster_rave
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Roy,

   @4: I copied the bunch of files from the wordpress-folder from my desktop, to a new folder 'corporateblog', which I made under the httpdocsfolder (where I see files named as apps, batch, cache, config, data, doc, lib, log, plugins, web).

   @5: okay, I got your point (and ipstenu's point as well). http://example.com/corporateblog/wp-admin/install.php didn't work either.

   Thx

6. Roy
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   (where I see files named as apps, batch, cache, config, data, doc, lib, log, plugins, web).

   Eh? You're not trying to install WP in a folder where is already something else?
   You should have only three folders "wp-admin", "wp-content" and "wp-includes" and a bunch of wp files. No, apps, batch, cache, data, doc or whatever. Just compare your server with the unzipped WP download.

7. hamster_rave
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Oops, actually I did try to install it in the httpdocs-directory.
   The point is filezilla reports 'permission denied' if I try to make a new directory 'corporateblog' in the / root. So where else can I install WP?
   Thx again.

8. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 1 year ago #

   From your list, I recommend trying the /web/ directory. Unfortunately, the name of the web root directory varies depending on hosting provider, so I'm not sure if that's right, but it seems like the most logical possibility.

9. hamster_rave
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ok James,
   here is what's in my list: anon_ftp, bin, cgi-bin, conf, error_docs, httpdocs, httpdocs.bak, httpsdocs, pd, private, statistics, subdomains, web_users. My host told me httpdocs was the root directory. So that should be correct, shouldn't it?

10. Roy
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Yes, but what is in that httpdocs 'folder'?

11. James
    Happiness Engineer
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Well, if /httpdocs/ really is your web root directory, then anything uploaded to it should be accessible via your domain.

12. hamster_rave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    In the httpdocs I see:
    directories such as apps, batch, cache, config, data, doc, lib, log, plugins, web,
    + three files,
    + the /corporateblog/ directory I made.

    In there, I see exactly the same wordpress-content as is on the unzipped WP download:
    26 files, 3 folders.

    However, now I notice the size is not the same. Left (desktop)=247.585 bytes. Right (server)=247.124 bytes. Has it something to do with this?

13. hamster_rave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    @James: you mean via http://example.com/corporateblog/wp-admin/install.php?
    nope :(

14. Roy
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    There should be nothing in the root than the three WP folders and files. Perhaps James is right and everything should be in the "web" subfolder. Just make a simple html index.html file with some random text, upload it and see if you see that page at example.com/corporateblog

    Btw, it might actually help if you just gave the real url.

    [edit] Ah, you made a subfolder yourself. The WP files are in that subfolder or directly in httpdocs?

15. hamster_rave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Okay, if it helps:
    http://ideeweb.be/communicatiestatie/wp-admin/install.php

    Just uploaded an index.hmtl file and it doesn't appear on http://ideeweb.be/communicatiestatie

    [edit] Ah, you made a subfolder yourself. The WP files are in that subfolder or directly in httpdocs?

    Yes I made a subfolder /communicatiestatie/ myself. And the WP files are IN that subfolder.

    Thx guys, I am getting closer. ;)

16. James
    Happiness Engineer
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Try moving the /communicatiestatie/ directory into the /httpdocs/web/ directory.

17. hamster_rave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Good idea James. Didn't work, though.

18. James
    Happiness Engineer
    Posted 1 year ago #

    At this point, I recommend contacting your hosting provider. It might be a server-side issue, or we keep picking the wrong directory.

19. Roy
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Even the main domain gives a 503. I'd at least expect a "this website has been hosted at blablahosting" or something. I agree with James, you might want to talk to your host first, since this doesn't seem to be a WP issue.

20. hamster_rave
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    allright guys,
    thx anyway. I'll get back to you as soon as this is resolved.
    HR

21. Simpele
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    It still looks like your new folder /communicatiestatie/ is not uploaded at the right place.

    You should upload /communicatiestatie/ to the same folder which contains the /flash/ folder (which in turn contains ideeweb.swf.

22. thisisedie
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Did you set the nameservers for the new domain and make it an addon domain before installing WP? Did you install in the new domain folder?

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