Title: WordPress and go-Daddy Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress and go-Daddy * [stevefilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevefilson/) * (@stevefilson) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/) * Can anyone help with the installing WP into go-Daddy as the server? I successfully installed it, believe I have the connection strings done ok but after 4 days, the blog does not show on the internet. Is there a hidden secret here? thanks…. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 19 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/page/2/?output_format=md) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773363) * What’s the domain? * Did you install manually (created the database, uploaded the files via FTP, did install.php) or use Godadddy’s Hosting Connection WordPress installation process? * Thread Starter [stevefilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevefilson/) * (@stevefilson) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773404) * The domain is realdeal-healthplans.com and I used their hosting connection installation, which was very easy and seamless. sorry I didn’t answer sooner…we we’re out watching the Indiana Jones movie. I did get a response from go-Daddy with the same question but their answer didn’t help much…too thin and not enough detail. thanks…steve * [NicholsVT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholsvt/) * (@nicholsvt) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773406) * I am having the same issues with vermontmornings.com. I get the usual error messages about their not being a My SQL database, even though it is installed. A different post said to change from Windows to Linux hosting, still no luck getting wordpress to install. * [NicholsVT](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nicholsvt/) * (@nicholsvt) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773407) * p.s. I used ftp. Got the same ‘vague’ responses from Go-Daddy reps. * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773417) * There is this [http://realdeal-healthplans.com/wordpress/](http://realdeal-healthplans.com/wordpress/) * This domain, vermontmornings.com, if hosted at Godaddy, needs to be changed to a linux hosting account. * Thread Starter [stevefilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevefilson/) * (@stevefilson) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773420) * I just talked to a live contact at go-Daddy and he claims that he can get the blog to display on the net and that everything looks setup to run but I still get nothing but a stock message page on both my desktop and laptop IE7 browswer when I type in the domain. All of the tables have been installed in the MySQL database so I’m not sure what’s happening. I know it can take a while for a new site to migrate out into the net but…. * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773423) * Clear your browser cache then. * Thread Starter [stevefilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevefilson/) * (@stevefilson) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773434) * Well, my laptop was fresh without any attempts at the domain address. Does anyone out there see the domain realdeal-healthplans.com as a blog home page? * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773437) * No, that’s because WordPress is in a sub-folder. * To make WordPress available at [http://realdeal-healthplans.com](http://realdeal-healthplans.com) just change in Settings->General, the Blog address (URL) to [http://realdeal-healthplans.com](http://realdeal-healthplans.com) and put this index.php file in your web-root folder (it is the same folder that contains the blog folder) * ``` ``` * Then update your permalinks in Settings->Permalinks. * You may need to rename/delete any index.html file in your web-root folder. * [larrmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/larrmac/) * (@larrmac) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773585) * Trying to get my site up getting a HTTP 500 Internal Server Error * On godaddy with a linux server * Bought the site from marketplace, changed the wp-config to match my database user and name and password, anything else I need to do to get it up and running * [clubblogger.com](http://www.clubblogger.com) * Thread Starter [stevefilson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevefilson/) * (@stevefilson) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773592) * Thanks Michael. Actually I just decided to re-install (after uninstalling) the whole thing into the root directory as I should have in the first place. I wasn’t very far into the page design anyway and the WP install at go-Daddy is pretty easy. Thanks again…. * [karenmhurd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karenmhurd/) * (@karenmhurd) * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773637) * Godaddy doesn’t support WordPress, even though you can get it installed with their hosting service. * I always just call the reps live. Some of them are really familiar with WordPress, so they can give you unofficial help. (Make sure you fill our a real nice survey about them). * One of the things I had to do was to: * 1) switch from windows to Linux 2) get a dedicated IP server (and extra $3/month) 3) change the domain name to one that I’m not using right now until my site is done. It kept pointing to my WP.com site. * But I didn’t install my WP to a root directory but a sub-directory ([http://womanwize.net/wordpress](http://womanwize.net/wordpress)). So you all are saying that if we are installing our WP site through GoDaddy’s system, that we should do it directly to the root? I intend on having all 6 of my sites eventually on the server. * [frostbite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frostbite/) * (@frostbite) * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773797) * > This domain, vermontmornings.com, if hosted at Godaddy, needs to be changed > to a linux hosting account. * Hello, sorry to bump up the thread but I’ve been working thru setting up pretty permalinks and getting nowhere. * I am using GoDaddy’s Windows Hosting and cannot see the .htaccess file anywhere even when looking for hidden files. * Does this mean… permalinks won’t work on GoDaddy’s windows hosting account? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773798) * > _Does this mean… permalinks won’t work on GoDaddy’s windows hosting account?_ * 1. They don’t work ever on any windows hosting. Period. 2. Switch to Linux. Why do you need Win hosting? 3. [Using_Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks) <== the mandatory reading (and I mean it!) * [frostbite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frostbite/) * (@frostbite) * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-and-go-daddy/#post-773799) * thanks moshu… * I read the Using_Permalinks post (parts of it) and tried the PATHINFO suggestion for Windows and it did not work. That’s why I was wondering if permalinks are actually not supported. * I develop mostly on .NET platform and I use my site as an internet sandbox of sorts. So I need both the .NET and PHP support in my current hosting. I’m a noob at Linux so I don’t know if it can work the other way around. 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