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1. deetam
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello,
   I'm new to WP and the web in general and would appreciate some help. I apologize in advance for any misuse of the technical terms.

   1. I installed WP 3.1 to my root domain (dckt.ca) using my host's one-click install script (Fantastico on iWeb.com).
   2. I could access the dashboard at dckt.ca/wp-admin but the root (dckt.ca) shows a link to access the host's control panel (cPanel/Panelbox).
   3. I deleted index.html from the public_html folder hoping the WP index.php file would take over (as suggested on the support forums); nothing seemed to change.

   I hit a block at this point so decided to run a test:

   4. I uninstalled WP from the root directory via Fantastico and reinstalled it under a subdirectory (dckt.ca/test)

   This seems to be working as expected.

   Any suggestions on how to get WP working on the root directory?

   Thanks in advance!

2. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You have have wordpress files and folders in public_html as when I go in your domain name I am getting 404

3. deetam
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks for the quick response.

   If that is in case the problem, could you suggest possible fixes? For reference, I do not have anything up at the root directory.

   In my public_html folder, I have:

   cgi-bin (directory)
   lib (directory)
   test (the subdirectory that successfully installed WP*)
   .htaccess (text)
   error_log (text)
   phpinfo.php (application)

   * in this directory I have the expected index.php, wp-admin directory, etc.

4. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   As i thought you do not have wordpress files and folder in root.
   You can use the wordpress you have in test folder from directory

   Follow instructions here
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

   Go to the General panel.
   In the box for WordPress address (URL): change the address to the new location of your main WordPress core files. Example: http://example.com/wordpress

   In the box for Site address (URL): change the address to the root directory's URL. Example: http://example.com
   Click Save Changes. (Do not worry about the error message and do not try to see your blog at this point! You will probably get a message about file not found.)

   and follow instructions from 7 down as you already have

   as already have wordpress in test folder.

5. deetam
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I tried the instructions from the Codex with the exception of the .htaccess file (not in URI, even when forced to show hidden files)

   The index.php file in my public_html now reads:

   [Code moderated as per the Forum Rules. Please use the pastebin]

   Unfortunately it still doesn't work...(I changed the WP subdirectory from "test" to "blog" just in case it worked)

6. deetam
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Note: I did move all the content from "test" to "blog".

   In summary,

   dckt.ca/blog shows the proper content
   dckt.ca should be pointing to the content within dckt.ca/blog but it is not.

   Thanks again...

7. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   did you rename that test folder to blog and same in Settings General

8. deetam
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   yes sir!

9. govpatel
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Your wordpress open fine for me http://dckt.ca/ you may be in cache press Ctrl+F5

10. deetam
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Thank you VERY much, govpatel. Everything seems to be working well.

    I have marked this topic as "resolved".

    Maybe someday I can help others in the community as well...

11. govpatel
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    You are welcome

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