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1. jdtruran
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Hi,

   I'm have some issues with an installation in a subdirectory. I've tried installing WordPress several times and each time I find the same result. Everything seems to be functioning - except the login screen appears plain (http://goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gvfc_wp_login.png).

   The header across the top is missing images as well (http://goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/gvfc_wp_header.png)

   These issues don't really matter, however, the biggest problem is that when I try to add images from the Media folder, the lightbox style pop up does not appear, thus making it very difficult for the end user to add images.

   Sorry for the vague description, it's a weird issue but hopefully somebody else has seen it and has a solution.

   Thanks in advance.

2. wpismypuppet
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Did you follow these directions?

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

   It seems like your .htaccess file might be redirecting files to http://goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com/ instead of (http://goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com/{wordpress install folder}. This means all your css and whatnot are looking in the wrong place for the styles and images.

   Just a shot in the dark since there's so little info on how you went about installing your site.

3. jdtruran
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks for the link wordpressismypuppet - that seems to make sense to me.

   I was hoping this was going to be a common issue so didn't want to over-load everyone with unnecessary info. To make things a little clearer;

   The goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com is a sub-domain of warangashores.com (hosted through JustHost). My client started one account with two websites and I've had no worries installing WP on warangashores.com.

   So, goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com is actually a sub-domain sitting in warangashores.com http://goulburnvalleyfoodcoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/FileLocation.png

   I've tried installing WP by setting up a MySQL database through cpanel (several times using a variety of user names and passwords) plus, I have tried installing using Fantastico.

   From reading through the link you provided it talks about installing into a subdomain to free up the Root directory, but as I'm running two separate websites, does it definitely require two installations?

   Please excuse my noob knowledge...

4. wpismypuppet
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Unfortunately, yes... you have to have separate installations of wordpress for each site you run, even if it's a sub domain. You can follow these instructions:

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

   if you want to set up a network to control all the sites under one wordpress login. I've never actually set up a network before... so look into it to see if it's really necessary. Looks like a lot of work.

5. jdtruran
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thanks for your help pal. I've been playing around with the CSS file permissions which has solved the issue, so, it seems you hit the nail on the head straight up. It seems there was a problem reading WP's CSS files with the standard permissions that JustHost give a subdirectory and therefore, was ignoring them.

   Thankfully I won't have to worry about setting up a network this time round!

   Cheers.

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