WordPress on a addon domain

  • Resolved cannockwolves

    (@cannockwolves)


    13 years, 4 months ago

    Hi

    I have a main domain http://www.myprimarydomain.co.uk with WordPress & Builder theme installed sucessfully.

    I have created an addon domain with the help of my hosting provider and I have installed a new instance of WordPress on that addon domain – and its almost working fine.

    I can get to the addon WordPress site using http://www.addondomain.co.uk/wordpress/

    The problem is that when I go into the WordPress dashboard Settings/General tab to change the location of the home page to http://www.addondomain.co.uk the site will not load using that URL.

    The main site (http://www.myprimarydomain.co.uk) has the same settings and works fine.

    I am on wordpress 3.03 – is this problem something to do with multisite (I have not set that up) or is it to do with using addon domains – does anyone know how to get it working?

    Or is it something to do with the index.php?

    Any help will be most appriciated

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  • govpatel

    (@govpatel)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Looks like you have installed wordpress in a folder called wordpress in your addon domain name.

    Your primary domain name root is public_html if you using cpanel
    for your addon domain name you should have folder in public_html as root.

    You will have move content of wordpress out of it in to add on domain name folder to use it like you using your primary domian name.

    Thread Starter cannockwolves

    (@cannockwolves)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks govpatel

    I am a more of a windows guy so know nothing of these unix/web things. So I am not sure I understand everything that you said. Looking in Cpanel I have a folder called public_HTML and within that folder I have a number of sub-directories. I have one directory for my add-on domain, and within that I have a wordpress directory. Also within the public_HTML directory I have another wordpress instalation which holds my main site.

    My problem is that I want to be able to access http://www.addondomain.co.uk but can’t. I can access it via http://www.addondomain.co.uk/wordpress

    govpatel

    (@govpatel)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    I have one directory for my add-on domain, and within that I have a wordpress directory.

    That is why http://www.addondomain.co.uk/wordpress is working
    You need the content of that wordpress in the addon directory

    You will find instructions here
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

    If you still have problem can we meet skype or any chat room use.

    I have conference room if you want to meet there click on my name and on red online button.

    Thread Starter cannockwolves

    (@cannockwolves)

    13 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks for your help Govpatel, you are right I can see the mistake I have made.

    I did create a folder in the addon domain called “wordpress” and this was my problem. I removed wordpress and re-installed it in the root of my addon domain. Everything is working find now.

    Thanks again for you help

    govpatel

    (@govpatel)

    13 years, 3 months ago

    You are welcome

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