Title: Root URL
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Root URL

 *  [joombler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joombler/)
 * (@joombler)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-url/)
 * I run into a strange problem, of which I think it has someting to do with the
   WP installation…
 * [Running on FreeBSD 6.3]
    I have installed WP in the directory
 * /usr/www/mysite.com/wp233
 * I have activated a sub-domain called
 * /status.mysite.com
 * of which I do a redirect in Apache webserver:
 * <VirtualHost *>
    ServerName status.mysite.com ServerAdmin [webmaster@mysite.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-url/webmaster@mysite.com?output_format=md)
   DocumentRoot /usr/www/mysite.com/wp233 DirectoryIndex index.php CustomLog /var/
   log/websites/status.mysite.log combined </VirtualHost>
 * However, when I surf to [http://mysite.com/wp233](http://mysite.com/wp233), I
   am redirected to [http://mysite.com](http://mysite.com) instead of to [http://mysite.com/wp233](http://mysite.com/wp233)
 * There obvious is something in the WP2.33 setup that triggers the root URL rather
   than the /wp233 sublocation.
 * Can you tell me how I can resolve this (.htaccess)??
 * thank you

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 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-url/#post-718655)
 * > _Can you tell me how I can resolve this (.htaccess)??_
 * Go to [http://status.mysite.com](http://status.mysite.com) instead of attempting
   to go to the wp233 directory? That would sorta be the point of your virtual host,
   no?
 * WordPress does not like to be accessed from two different URLs. It expects one
   point of access, that being whatever is defined in the Options->General menu 
   as the Site URI.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-url/#post-718655)
 * Status: not resolved

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