Blasted

Looks like its sorted,

I un installed, then re installed and told it to skip the part about putting it another folder and just to do it from the root. It seems to have worked.

Now to get google to pick it up.

ahh, great stuff, I see where you are coming from.

I have updated the index.php at the root as instructed.

now when i go to the adress bar and type “http://benleephotography.co.uk/”

i get

“Warning: require(./wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17

Warning: require(./wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘./wp-blog-header.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17″

If I add the /wp to the end then i get back to seeing the site.
If i add /wp/wp-admin, I can log on as per usual, but if I click on the site name at the very top and view site, then i get the error messages

“Warning: require(./wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17

Warning: require(./wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘./wp-blog-header.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/benleeph/public_html/index.php on line 17″

I havent added any permalinks and the guide doesnt say to do much more. so where to next?

esmi, i really do appreciate the help you have provided, please dont give up on me, or anyone else for that matter.

great stuff thanks,
stick with me though as Im a bit dull at all of this.

now stage 6

it says

“6.Change the following and save the file. Change the line that says:
require(‘./wp-blog-header.php’);
to the following, using your directory name for the WordPress core files:
require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php’); “

I found it, right clicked and selected edit. Am I just adding /wordpress to the front of /wp-blog-header.php
or do I have to include my directory name (which i’m not sure what it is)to the string?

Cheers guys, I’m a bit clearer now.

Sorry, I didn’t see the second reply.

It appears then, the simplest route for a noob like me is to get a domain name and host and simply build the site from their servers.

I suppose i could then use the one on my nas as a test site/trainer and simply recreate the changes that work on the host server.

Can i then turn the web page on and off? as in when people see it or not.

Im planning on building a photography website to show off some of my pictures, so would I still be in control of my data?

Thanks again peeps.