Title: Moving files Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Moving files * Resolved [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/) * I’m completely stuck. My current active website is: [http://www.nohypemedia.com](http://www.nohypemedia.com). I created the WordPress pages in [http://www.nohypemedia.com/wordpress](http://www.nohypemedia.com/wordpress). I hope that someone can help me and give me instructions on all steps necessary( in wp-admin and cPanel) to get it working as [http://www.nohpyemedia.com](http://www.nohpyemedia.com).( without the /wordpress extension). I’m using cPanel. I’ve been reading all the Help files in the Codex site, but somehow can’t find (or don’t understand… stupidity!) what I need to do exactly. Thanks so much! Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241165) * BTW, WordPress is also installed in /public_html. * [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/) * (@vkaryl) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241167) * I think all I did the last time I moved a blog was change the “resident” address in Options, update Options, then copy the files to the new folder. * Once you’ve updated Options, you can go to the wp-options table in the database using phpmyadmin to verify that the address was changed. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241168) * You mean you have 2 WP installs? I don’t think you need two… About moving see [http://wordpress.org/docs/installation/different-address/](http://wordpress.org/docs/installation/different-address/) * Thread Starter [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241170) * I used cPanel to install WordPress more or less automatically. I see WordPress as a folder in / public_html and in / www /. Is this correct? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241171) * Yes, it’s correct, but if it has its own directory (called “wordpress” or “blog” or whatever…) then it is NOT installed in the /public_html/ – it is in its own directory. * Thread Starter [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241172) * So does this mean I have to copy all files to / public_html? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241173) * No. Did you read the instructions at the link I’ve posted above? * Thread Starter [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241174) * i just followed the instructions at [http://wordpress.org/docs/installation/different-address/](http://wordpress.org/docs/installation/different-address/), but now the old one [http://www.nohypemedia.com/wordpress](http://www.nohypemedia.com/wordpress) doesn’t work anymore and new desired one [http://www.nohypemedia.com](http://www.nohypemedia.com) with all wordpress files neither. Oops, what did I do? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241177) * I don’t know what did you do. If you followed the instructions (except 4. which is total nonsense:) it should work! * Thread Starter [rester](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rester/) * (@rester) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241180) * I did 1, 2 and 3. Before that I changed the URI in the Options page of WordPress to the new URL: [http://nohypemedia.com](http://nohypemedia.com). But it’s still not working. Could you perhaps help me if I give you the login details to my server, so you could check it out yourself in cPanel…? Please? We just need to do it in private. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241181) * In Options you change **only** the blog URI, not the WordPress URI. (yes, you can email me at my name here at transycan dot net) * [martir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/martir/) * (@martir) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241391) * Uh, I want to do a similar thing, but before I change anything that currently exists I want to be certain I’m doing it right. * I have a website [http://www.plushpuppytx.com](http://www.plushpuppytx.com) My host has WordPress as an easy to install product, just click a few buttons. I’ve got a directory now called [http://www.plushpuppytx.com/wordpress](http://www.plushpuppytx.com/wordpress) that contains all the wordpress stuff and 3 articles. I want to do a couple of things. I want to rename the blog directory to something else, but I’d like to know what choices I might have to do so. I have a website developed at [http://www.plushpuppytx.com](http://www.plushpuppytx.com) I want the blog separated from that. I think I can do [http://www.plushpuppytx.com/whatever](http://www.plushpuppytx.com/whatever) but I’ve seen other blogs that are [http://www.blog](http://www.blog). or / plushpuppytx. com something. I’m not certain that this is the only blog I’ll want to do from here, so I don’t want to be generic in name choice. * Then, as rester said above, my host says the stuff is located in my public_html. I use FrontPage to build my website. When I use the Front Page Publish command, I have to press No to a bunch of questions because the WordPress files are on the website but not on my local pc. I want to move whatever is necessary to a place where I don’t have to answer those questions everytime I publish. * Thanks for any clarifications you can provide. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241398) * MartiR, see: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Moving files’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [activate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/activate/) * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/) * [moving](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/moving/) * [website](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/website/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 13 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-files/#post-241398) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics