Because that’s simply what happens when you unpack the archive. All of the WP scripts are inside a folder called wordpress. If you want to install WP in your root domain, upload the contents of the wordpress folder using FTP.
That’s not whats happened in the past. I’ve done several manual installs, that folder wasn’t created.
The video below is where I learned to manually install WordPress (which I have in the past).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS-QQknf6pU
From the 2:56 mark you’ll see the extraction of all wordpress files without the creation of the “wordpress” file.
I’ve installed via FTP many times but using cPanel file manager is much faster.
I’m trying to figure out why my install isn’t happening as it did in the past. I’m sure it’s operator error, but I can’t figure out what I might have done differently (also, moving all the files from that wordpress file to the public_html file doesn’t seem to work either. After I do that, and I go to https://mydomain.com/wp-admin/install.php I get a message saying that “wordpress is already installed, would you like to login.” I try to login and I get a message from google saying the url doesn’t exist).
The reason for the manual install is the ability configure the wp-config.php file for better security
That’s not whats happened in the past.
Look inside the download archive and you’ll see what I mean. It’s been that way for as long as I can recall (5 years +?). You can upload the content of the wordpress folder using cPanel in the same way as FTP.
also, moving all the files from that wordpress file to the public_html file doesn’t seem to work either
No – it won’t, post-install, unless you follow the instructions in Moving_WordPress.
The reason for the manual install is the ability configure the wp-config.php file for better security
What does this have to do with where you upload the WP files to?
Never mind..I’ll go elsewhere for help.
Gotteeth, please follow the steps below.
1. Download your WordPress zipped from http://wordpress.org/download/
2. Unzip the WordPress zipped file into your local computer
3. Login to your FTP account and go to the root path.
4. Unload the files inside the wordpress folder to your root
5. Browse your root/index.php
6. Proceed with the entering your db info and there you go.
Enjoy your WordPress!
