Title: Almost installed..help!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Almost installed..help!

 *  [matinaedesignstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matinaedesignstudio/)
 * (@matinaedesignstudio)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/)
 * I was using the following [link](http://blogbuildingu.com/wordpress/install-wordpress-wemp)
   to help guide me through the installation process for WordPress. I was nearly
   done when I hit the paragraph towards the end that says “Now download and unpack
   the newest version of WordPress. Put the files in C:\nginx\html. Rename the directory
   if you so choose. Put all the files inside the wordpress directory in root if
   you want the blog to be installed on the root directory.”
 * After going through all of the other steps and everything going well, I now feel
   completely lost. I downloaded and unpacked the files and put them in C:\nginx\
   html. Got that part but the next part went completely over my head. What exactly
   is the directory? I don’t know what that is and because of that I can’t rename
   it. and how do I put the files inside the wordpress directory in root?
 * Can anyone break this down for me so I can continue with my install? I’d appreciate
   it so much! 🙂

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 *  [henkholland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henkholland/)
 * (@henkholland)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/#post-1362687)
 * Hi,
 * I presume you are instaling on a local PC. This part: “Rename the directory if
   you so choose. Put all the files inside the wordpress directory in root if you
   want the blog to be installed on the root directory.” is just an option. Skip
   it and move on.
 *  [neodan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neodan/)
 * (@neodan)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/#post-1362741)
 * Are you using a webhost or running locally?
 *  Thread Starter [matinaedesignstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matinaedesignstudio/)
 * (@matinaedesignstudio)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/#post-1362825)
 * Yes, I am trying to run locally.
 * If it’s just an option, then what do I put as the address in the browser for 
   the next step to start configuring wordpress?
 * Thanks for your replies!
 *  [henkholland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henkholland/)
 * (@henkholland)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/#post-1362849)
 * Hi, if you followed the setup instruction that you linked to in your start post,
   it would be:
    `http://localhost/blog/`

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [henkholland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henkholland/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/almost-installedhelp/#post-1362849)
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