Title: Moving WordPress from root to folder Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Moving WordPress from root to folder * [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * (@nspicer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/) * Hello, * I’d really appreciate some help on this. I used to have WordPress operating the root of my site (nspicer.com). But I recently tried moving it to a folder (nspicer. com/musicfor) so that I could use the root as my portfolio site, of sorts. To move the site, I simply created a new directory and transferred my current WordPress files to that directory. * However, now whenever someone visits nspicer.com/musicfor, the theme (Azul) isn’t operational — or even visible — and a specific post comes up, rather than the WordPress homepage. * I also cannot access wp-admin (I’m trying by going to nspicer.com/musicfor/wp- admin and nspicer.com/wp-admin, which is where it used to be), so I’m unable to change anything that way. * Once again, any help would be greatly appreciated. I’ve tried following the instructions from a few different Codex sites (e.g. [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL) and [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)) but I’m afraid I’m too ignorant/stupid to understand quite what’s going on. * Thanks to absolutely anybody who can help me. Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [jibbius](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jibbius/) * (@jibbius) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546793) * Ok – so, easiest method is to include the line: * ``` define('RELOCATE',true); ``` * in your wp-config.php ( above where it says /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ ) * Then, navigate to : [http://nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-login.php](http://nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-login.php) * As per the WP support article: * 5. Login as per normal. * 6. Look in your web browser’s address bar to verify that you have, indeed, logged in to the correct server. If this is the case, then in the Admin back-end, navigate to Settings > General and verify that both the address settings are correct. Remember to Save Changes. * Afterwards, you can delete the code you added to wp-config.php * Thread Starter [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * (@nspicer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546924) * Hiya jibbius, * Thanks a ton for helping me. I’m able to access the login site; however, when I log in, I reach a site that says “This webpage has a redirect loop,” which Chrome defines as a page that has too many redirects. * So my guess is that some of my WordPress files are simply stored in the wrong folder. The nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-login.php, once it’s passed, goes to the site “[http://www.nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-index.html/wp-login.php”](http://www.nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-index.html/wp-login.php”); And I’m not sure why/how the ‘wp-index.html’ is getting in the URL. * Thanks again for trying to help. If you have any further thoughts, I’d love to hear them. Have a good one! * Thread Starter [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * (@nspicer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546925) * Okay, I’ve managed to reconfigure some things so that nspicer.com/musicfor is at least handled by the theme. I can also access nspicer.com/musicfor/wp-admin as I would have normally. * Now I just need to find out how to get all my images to appear again, but I have a feeling that with some more trial-and-error/fiddling/forum browsing, I should be able to find a solution in the near future. * Thanks a ton jibbius. You’re awesome! * Thread Starter [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * (@nspicer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546926) * And… nevermind. Once I got WordPress to function at /musicfor, my root site was entirely disrupted, to the point where no CSS stylesheets were applied. I assume then, again, it’s a matter of where my files are located on the server, and the URL of my links. Because if I change where certain files are on the server, the links will be dysfunctional. Bah. * Anyway, thanks again for your assistance. * [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/) * (@leejosepho) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546942) * > I assume…it’s a matter of where my files are located on the server…if I change > where certain files are on the server, the links will be dysfunctional. * Yes, and the issue there is about the *servers*, not WordPress, needing to know an absolute path to your files. If you had first un-assigned your domain at cPanel, then copied your installation to anywhere you wish in any folder with any name of your own choosing, then re-assigned your domain to that new location you could have logged back in and never missed a beat. * In whatever way you get there, the essence of the above will have to be accomplished/ satisfied in order to again have your site working properly. * Thread Starter [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * (@nspicer) * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546950) * Ah, thanks leejosepho. I’ll definitely keep that in mind next time so this doesn’t happen again. Seems very simple when you put it that way. Too bad I didn’t think of it. Oh well. * Thanks for your help! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Moving WordPress from root to folder’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [folder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/folder/) * [moving](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/moving/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [nspicer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nspicer/) * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/moving-wordpress-from-root-to-folder/#post-5546950) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics