Title: Theme Issue with Sub-Domain
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Theme Issue with Sub-Domain

 *  [deetz32](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deetz32/)
 * (@deetz32)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-issue-with-sub-domain/)
 * I have installed wordpress to a sub-directory (domain/wp), and followed the instructions
   in the “pre-existing sub-directory” section of this link:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)
 * However, I am now playing around with different themes and have noticed that 
   the domain has stopped working. Do I need to copy the index.php and .htaccess
   files each time I update the theme?
 * Thanks

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 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-issue-with-sub-domain/#post-5515258)
 * No need to copy the files again.
    More likely that the theme is broken, or not
   completely installed. The way out of this is to access your website using either
   FTP or your website hosting management file manager, and rename the theme directory,
   this will disable it and throw you back to the default theme. Then you can login
   and try another theme, or do some debugging.
 *  Thread Starter [deetz32](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deetz32/)
 * (@deetz32)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-issue-with-sub-domain/#post-5515334)
 * It seems that wp-admin, wp-content (which contains the plugins and themes) and
   wp-includes are all installed twice… once in public_html/wp/ and once in the 
   root public_html directory.
 * Some themes and plugins are in one folder, some are in the other…
 * Do you recommend that I uninstall WordPress completely and start again?
 * Thanks for your help.
 *  [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * (@rossmitchell)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-issue-with-sub-domain/#post-5515336)
 * Yes, Uninstalling, deleting files, deleting databases and starting again is a
   good idea. I did that a few times when I was getting started.

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 * Last reply from: [RossMitchell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rossmitchell/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/theme-issue-with-sub-domain/#post-5515336)
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