removal of unzipped subdir

  • Resolved Anat

    (@anat)


    18 years, 11 months ago

    yep I know that topic title isnt helpful, but cudnt think of anything better
    the method that i use to install wordpress is,
    1 Transload the wordpress file from the wordpress site to my ftp
    2. open up cpanel’s file manager and untar the wordpress file
    3. and install is complete
    this bypasses those tedious steps of downloading the package and unzipping and uploading it again.
    but, whenever i untar the wordpress install file from within cpanel, a new subdirectory called “wordpress” is created into which all files are exploded. is it possible to unzip wordpress into the root of the site without having a subdirectory? I know that i can move all files to the root of the site from the file manager within cpanel, but is there a simpler solution using which the install file can be exploded within the root and a new sub-dir wont be created?

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  • Lorelle

    (@lorelle)

    18 years, 11 months ago

    Skip a step to save time and create a nightmare. 😉

    If you unzip (or untar) directly, by default it unzips to the wordpress directory. This is it’s job.

    If you unzip it on your hard drive, you can then copy the stuff directly to wherever you want it via cpanel, ftp, or whatever.

    It’s a five minute or less install. Skipping this step only makes it more work, as you’ve found out.

    Thread Starter Anat

    (@anat)

    18 years, 11 months ago

    hmm… actually it has saved me a lot of time…. I stay at a remote location and there is no broadband access. I use dialup-internet and If i am lucky, I get around 30 kbps.
    downloading wordpress install files takes approx 15 minutes and then uploading takes another 25 minutes….
    but trasloading is instant and moving files takes 5 minutes….
    but anyways, I guess there is no solution
    thanks

    Lorelle

    (@lorelle)

    18 years, 11 months ago

    Yikes.

    The only solution I could think of is if you use Winzip or Winrar to unzip “manually”, in other words, skip the auto unzip features and open the zip file in the program and then choose to NOT use the folder instructions when extracting the files.

    Also, you can run into major problems with what you are calling “transloading” since a little glitch in the file transfer can really screw things up and may make it hard to figure out which one is which. It might not, but it’s been known to happen even with regular FTP action.

    When I started traveling on the road full time in 1996, we had to connect to the Internet with an accoustic coupler tied to a pay phone. We did a little dance of celebration if we got beyond 300 baud (notice – no K) and were thrilled and partying if we got 1200. I know the pain. 4800 was a fantasy rarely embraced. I’d pass out when that happened, but never on a pay phone – only a direct land line.

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