Set up and install questions

  • Resolved Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)


    11 years, 3 months ago

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    Okok i introduce myselft. i normaly speak french sorry for the spelling.

    i Work in a bike shop here where i live and recently my Superior ask me to make him a website beacause its to expensive at the place where he call. so i said yes to him, and relly i should have say no… Beacause Holy **** its ++++++ HARD.

    so i looked for the best site to Creat a website… in the top ten the only one who have the site domaine i whant ( .ca ) was GODADDY.

    Then i look it closer and i buy a Hosting ( with a Free Domaine motomag.ca) for 2 years…..

    well at this momment everyting was fine. i was happy. all my Superior whant is a website where we can show used and new bike.
    but he relly INSIST that the site is motomag.ca ( we buy it after all…….)

    Sooo Godaddy then said me (after buy 2 years hosting…..) that i need WORDPRESS to creat my site….

    i just dont know how to say how hard it was to creat a site with WordPress for a noob like me. but here not the point

    My site is now ready it take me like 1 day of work….

    here the issue….

    you can see my super cool site at motomag.ca/WordPress

    WTF… i buy a hosting for a domain and they change my domain……

    i was so close of succes i was so happy and now my life is ruined.

    so i call the support after repeting me like 25 time i will be awenser in 10 min. (take 40 min but here not the point.)

    she said me i need to wait 48 h.<— ? RElly no plz no

    similar problem w no awenser : https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-do-i-publish-my-website?replies=8

    an other similar problem no awenser https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nooby-and-dont-know-how-to-publish-my-site?replies=13

    ANd plz god dont link me those link…i block at step 3 http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install

    this one dont help me at all http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site

    rely i can easy do a lot of stuff im experimented with computer. yes its my first time but Relly?? its very Not Clear.

    now im stuck i need my site soon at motomag.ca and not at motomag.ca/WordPress.

    Plus i chek my root web site and WordPress is install in my website root … just to let you know. plz help me im desepereted

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  • david.frazer

    (@davidfrazer)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Perhaps a tutorial video could help you with this? I’ve never used GoDaddy before, but here is a tutorial video from 2013 that might be able to help you some.

    LyleChamney

    (@lylechamney)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bonjour 🙂

    A few questions:

    – did you just buy this domain, motomag.ca very recently? I ask because it shows as still being available for purchase, even though an online resource shows that GoDaddy is hosting it.

    – did you buy the hosting at the same time? If so, and also if the domain is purchased at the same time, the support at GD is correct in that it can take up to 48 hours for the combination to become available to the web. This is normal for all hosts, not just GD, and it is something that NONE of them mention in the sales literature 🙂

    I also notice that the hosting account you purchased is a Windows hosting plan. Seeing as how you are just getting started with this, I would suggest that you have GD switch it over to a Linux with cPanel plan; you’ll find more support for this set up on this forum as well as others and you do not need to know anything about Linux to use it; it’s just that WP was designed to work with Linux.

    The site links appears to be unavailable at the moment, but when I first checked, it showed a basic site that had no styling, so that means WP got installed at motomag.ca/wordpress.

    With all this said, even with your current hosting plan, if that plan allows for more than one site to be hosted on it (that is, it is a Deluxe or Ultimate Plan), then just go ahead and use the one click WP installer again, but make SURE that the location is specified as the root of the hosting account. This is shown during the process where you specify the location (it defaults to yourdomain.ca/wordpress); just remove the /wordpress.

    Thread Starter Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    did you just buy this domain, motomag.ca very recently : yes

    did you buy the hosting at the same time? : yes

    I also notice that the hosting account you purchased is a Windows hosting plan : i know but i cant or duknow how to change this…

    The site links appears to be unavailable at the moment : this is normal i try somting, i try change my url in WordPress an i f ucked it up ….

    motomag.ca Hosting Settings

    Website at httpdocs/ IP address: 50.62.160.53 System user: motomag1

    there is only 1 place i can install WordPress and its in my httpdocs… i pres application then i find WordPress the i click install they are not asking me at all where shoul i install it its automaticly apear in my httpdos folder…………….

    also when i try to open motomag.ca or simply preview it it bring me on a maintnance page…

    i will creat a basic site again in WordPress (motomag.ca/WordPress)
    but i wont work on it till i have my site at motomag.ca

    my Hosting is a basic hosting only for 1 website.

    Economy one here : https://ca.godaddy.com/hosting/web-hosting.aspx?ci=92180

    thx for trying help

    Thread Starter Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    the DOmain (motomag.ca) i take it for 2 year it was free with the econamy hosting for 2 years…. so yes i buy it… well i thnik i duknow why motomag.ca still avalivable if godaddy hosting it…………………………………………………

    Thread Starter Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    and when i click on godaddy hosting login they said me motomag.ca

    up and runnig with no issue . —————–> -_-

    WPyogi

    (@wpyogi)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Check with GoDaddy – doesn’t look like WP is installed and/or you have a maintenance mode setting turned on.

    Thread Starter Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    ok you guys help me a lot

    Thread Starter Jojobalacanas

    (@jojobalacanas)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    i explaine how i did ( nooby version ) to correct this problem.

    LyleChamney you where totaly right… where i did an error is where i did installing wordpress.

    when you go on godaddy aplication. go at wordpress instal BUt DO NoT CLICK INSTALL,

    just click on the little down arrow at the right of instal button then clic INSTAL ( CUSTOM )

    then Remouve wordpress/ in Mydomain.ca/ wordpress/

    and instal wordpress.

    your site will now open at yourdomain.ca

    thx for fast help guys, hope its help sommone else.

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