Title: Subfolder Installation issue
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Subfolder Installation issue

 *  [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * (@haus-arch)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/)
 * Hello,
    Trying to install WP in a subfolder while keeping my old html site live…
   I’m having a heck of a time with it. I’ve followed instructions per the codex.
   My main website is [http://www.haus-arch.com](http://www.haus-arch.com) and I’m
   trying to setup a new site in a /wp subfolder > [http://www.haus-arch.com/wp](http://www.haus-arch.com/wp)
   When I activate the “stock” themes I have no issues but when I install a theme
   I’ve purchased I get sent to my main site. Any attempt to go to /wp or /wp/admin
   routes me automatically back to the main site. I’ve asked them for help and they
   tell me it’s an issue on my end. When I COPY (not move) the index.php and .htaccess
   over to the root, my main site is overwritten by the wordpress stuff which is
   exactly what I’m trying not to do. I’m not very savvy in this stuff so I’m struggling
   a bit. Any help is very much appreciated. Thank you, HAUS

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806204)
 * I’m sorry but as you appear to be using a commercial theme, you need to seek 
   support from the theme’s developer/vendor. We do not have access to, nor do we
   support, [commercial products](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Commercial_Products)
   here.
 *  Thread Starter [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * (@haus-arch)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806206)
 * I sought help from them and they weren’t helpful at all. They said it was my 
   host issue.
    Is it possible that I set can set up with a non-commercial theme?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806207)
 * You can use any theme at any time. If the site works with the default Twenty 
   Fifteen theme, then it pretty much confirms that this is a theme-specific issue
   and you need to get back onto the theme’s vendors.
 *  Thread Starter [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * (@haus-arch)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806209)
 * That’s exactly what I thought but they claimed they it worked on their end so
   it must be my problem…and of course it’s not covered under their service agreement…
   so I’m back to square one. 😐
    I’m going to work on doing a fresh install of 
   WP and confirming that twenty fifteen does in fact work. Thank you for help esmi
 *  Thread Starter [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * (@haus-arch)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806212)
 * Confirmed: Twenty Fifteen theme works.
 *  Thread Starter [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * (@haus-arch)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806214)
 * Not sure if this post is still live but I have wordpress installed in /wp (as
   stated above) and the twenty fifteen theme is activated. When i go to the haus-
   arch.com/wp I get a 404. It appears that it’s looking in the root for some of
   the files? Any way to keep my html site live while I mess with the wp install
   and not have it looking at the root?

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 * [subfolder](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subfolder/)

 * 6 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [haus-arch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/haus-arch/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-installation-issue/#post-6806214)
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