Title: Parallel Installation
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Parallel Installation

 *  [pigmoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pigmoose/)
 * (@pigmoose)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parallel-installation/)
 * Hi everyone, i’m installing WP as a CMS for a friend. She has a existing site
   and this installtion is to run on the same server with the same domain.
 * What is the best way to install wordpress in parallel and then switch from the
   old site to the wordpress site with minimum fuss?
 * I currently have wordpress installed in the root folder and the dashboard works
   ok bu the permalinks don’t. I was hoping to build in parallel the rename the 
   old index.html file thereby enabling the index.php from wordpress to take the
   lead.
 * What is the best option?
 * Cheers Dean

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 *  Thread Starter [pigmoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pigmoose/)
 * (@pigmoose)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parallel-installation/#post-526798)
 * Another thought is it easier to build in subdirectory and then shift when we 
   are ready to switch sites. if so how do you make the switch?

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