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1. matt1027
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I want WordPress to open in the root directory but have all files in a separate folder so I followed the instructions for putting WordPress in its own directory but could not make it work.
   So I did a new install, starting it out in its own directory and then copied index.php into the root directory of website. I opened the Admin and changed Blog URL to the root of website. I also copied .htaccess from root directory to /wordpress directory (is that part necessary?).
   WordPress seems to be working but I'm wondering if this is going to be okay or if there is something I am missing.
   Should I leave the original index.php in the /wordpress directory or delete it? Thanks.

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Leaving the original index.php in the wordpress folder is fine.

   The index.php file in your root folder should be like:
   

   <?php
   /* Short and sweet */
   define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
   require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
   ?>

   Also change the Blog address (URL) in Administration > Options > General to http://www.sample.com

   This particular setup is described at: http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

3. matt1027
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Thank you very much for the confirmation. Sorry I forgot to include that I had edited the index.php file to reflect the new Blog URL. I had followed the instructions you mentioned at http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory but couldn't get it to work that way so I tried reversing the procedure (by having Fantastico install it in its own directory to begin with) and wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something. Thanks again, I really appreciate it.

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