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# TomWD

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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Installing 'dev' Worpress in sub-directory of existing WordPress?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [TomWD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomwd/)
 * (@tomwd)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/#post-5863489)
 * Ah, yes sorry I don’t think I worded that too well. I was hoping I could, in 
   this order:
 * 1) Keep index.php in the root and my current site in /2012 sub-directory
    2) 
   Build and test the new site in the /2015 sub-directory 3) Update the index.php,
   and WordPress url (in settings) to point to the new site, when its ready. 4) 
   Relax and enjoy my new site for a few years!
 * I’m pretty sure from the replies so far that this isn’t going to work though!
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Installing 'dev' Worpress in sub-directory of existing WordPress?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [TomWD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomwd/)
 * (@tomwd)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/#post-5863462)
 * Thanks Greg, that would be perfect if they do. I have a fairly basic package 
   so they may not, but definitely worth checking out.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Installing 'dev' Worpress in sub-directory of existing WordPress?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [TomWD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomwd/)
 * (@tomwd)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/#post-5863444)
 * Well at the moment I have an existing site that is a WordPress, that sits in 
   a sub-directory of my root. I need to create a new site (also a WordPress), that
   I can customise and test within the same space, without affecting the existing
   site. Then when the new site is ready I’m looking for a relatively painless way
   to swap them over. I’ve read about .htaccess rewrites and WordPress multi-site
   etc, but I can’t work out what the best option is for this situation?
 * Thanks again for your help.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Installing 'dev' Worpress in sub-directory of existing WordPress?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/)
 *  Thread Starter [TomWD](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomwd/)
 * (@tomwd)
 * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-dev-worpress-in-sub-directory-of-existing-wordpress/#post-5863425)
 * Thanks for the quick reply James, I’ll take a look at that and see how I get 
   on!
 * With a sub-domain would I still be able to replace the existing index.php and
   update where it points to? Sorry, still a bit new to the technical side of this…
 * Thanks again,
 * Tom

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