Title: index.php not working
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# index.php not working

 *  [molliesassy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/molliesassy/)
 * (@molliesassy)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/)
 * I am new to wordpress but have successfully managed to install and upload a website
   on another domain. However on my current site [http://www.kellylou.com](http://www.kellylou.com)
   when I log in I am thrown on into index of wp3/wp-admin.
    I have to click on 
   edit.php to get to the dashboard. I can create pages but I cannot view the home
   page at all – I get a page index of /wp3 instead. I contacted my hosting company
   and they couldn’t find an error on their end and told me to contact wordpress.
   Is there some setting that I am missing?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/#post-7522037)
 * Did you move the site properly following the guide at [https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)?
 * If not, you may need to access the database via phpMyAdmin (usually available
   in your hosting account’s control panel) and correct the `siteurl` and `home`
   values following this guide: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database](https://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database)
 *  Thread Starter [molliesassy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/molliesassy/)
 * (@molliesassy)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/#post-7522045)
 * I didn’t move anything yet. I installed wordpress into /wp3
    I wanted to work
   on it before going live
 *  Thread Starter [molliesassy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/molliesassy/)
 * (@molliesassy)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/#post-7522081)
 * I tried editing the phpMyAdmin as above but when I try to view the ‘home’ page
   in my wordpress directory I see the homepage in the root. I just want to be able
   to edit and view the homepage in the wordpress directory before publishing the
   whole new website
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/#post-7522090)
 * Is it in a subdirectory of an existing site? If so, that won’t work on most server
   configurations.
 * Use a subdomain, like `new.example.com` instead, and consult your hosting provider’s
   documentation for instructions on establishing a subdomain.

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 * [index of/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/index-of/)
 * [index.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/index-php/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-not-working-2/#post-7522090)
 * Status: not resolved

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