Title: WordPress install TWO directories down from root?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress install TWO directories down from root?

 *  [erick_paper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erick_paper/)
 * (@erick_paper)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-two-directories-down-from-root/)
 * Hi.
 * I would like to use a WordPress install on my site at
 * `http://MYDOMAIN.com/blog/wordpress/`
 * All the instructions in the Codex suggest the steps for
 * `http://MYDOMAIN.com/wordpress/`
 * Which is only one directory down from the root folder. When I try to follow the
   same instructions with one directory replaced by the two directories (in blog
   options, and in htaccess) then I get a 404.
 * Any ideas or pointers on getting this working?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-two-directories-down-from-root/#post-968691)
 * In your domain’s web-root folder, create a folder called blog. Then upload the
   whole wordpress folder from your local machine to that sub-folder (blog).
 * Then after setting your database info in wp-config.php, visit mydomain.com/blog/
   wordpress/wp-admin/install.php to launch the installation.
 *  Thread Starter [erick_paper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erick_paper/)
 * (@erick_paper)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-two-directories-down-from-root/#post-968703)
 * Michael, this works for one blog under “blog” but not for two. I want
 * [http://MYDOMAIN.com/blog/firstblog](http://MYDOMAIN.com/blog/firstblog)
    [http://MYDOMAIN.com/blog/secondblog](http://MYDOMAIN.com/blog/secondblog)
 * With permalinks and all that htaccess voodoo, the firstblog works fine. But the
   secondblog gives a 404 and shows the header from firstblog, which means it’s 
   trying to get at the firstblog and looking at some page there called “secondblog”.
 * Any ideas?
 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-install-two-directories-down-from-root/#post-968704)
 * Can’t imagine why blog/firstblog/.htaccess would be used by blog/secondblog…

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