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  • Hi All:
    I have read the forum where it describes how to move the “temporary” ‘working file”, the domain.com/wp file and make it live, or in my case, replace an existing old site. The forums sound daunting, and out of my depth. My web host offers to do this for me for a fee. The tech says that every one of the files in the database (or basically all of my files) need to have the /wp removed from each and every file. Letting the Pros do it sounds good to me. But before I do that, I wondered if I am missing the “magic button” that makes this simple. I’ve tried to read the Codex and follow the forums, but I’m over my head. Any thoughts? Has a very easy way been developed?
    Very much appreciated! LMF

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  • The tech says that every one of the files in the database (or basically all of my files) need to have the /wp removed from each and every file.

    Your database needs to be told to no longer expect the ‘/wp’ coming in as part of your URL and to no longer include it when telling WordPress where to find things, and maybe that is what the Tech means to be saying. To make that happen, there is some SQL code that can make all the necessary changes in your database…and maybe the Tech means database table entries rather than “every one of the files in the database” since there are no actual files there is the usual sense of that term. Everything needing to be done (including moving your actual installation) should definitely take less than an hour, so that kind of charge could be considered reasonable and affordable as long as the work includes a guarantee of complete success and proper function all around following completion.

    Thread Starter lmfeltner

    (@lmfeltner)

    Thank you very kindly, leejosepho.
    Those are excellent points, and I shall certainly require they provide that guarantee. I am sure they do, but it’s good to ask.

    Best Cheer,
    Linda

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