wintercarnival

the original install was into the /blog folder. since it was an original install and not moving to a new location, the instructions were to change the index file, which i did.
require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php’);

my understanding is that this directs hits to the main site hits to the /wordpress (blog in my case) folder, which is the goal of having wordpress in it’s own folder. i am confused by what you mean “go back to the original”. what i have is the original. i did not change or move anything, this is how i originally installed WP.
the only thing that needed to be done from the instructions here, Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory, was to change the htaccess file, since the install was into the /blog folder and not moved.
i’m so sorry. i am sure i am missing something terribly silly and simple. “going back” to something else does not seem like an option. the only thing i can go back to is having no blog at all.
thanks!

OK, i completely get what the confusion/issues could be because of that.
so any suggestions on what to do? i tried changing the “blog” page to “news” that didn’t change anything.
is there a way to “start over”? reinstall or something?
thanks for everything and any more suggestions.

it’s not that i “now” want it to take over the root domain. it has always been in blog subfolder and the htaccess was originally edited to ./blog/wp-blog-header.php
where i was instructed to do that. i haven’t changed anything with file locations. the only thing i have done differently is want there to be a static font page the other day. i followed all the instructions in giving wordpress its own directory when i originally set up WP.
does the fact that site url is not changing in the database mean anything?
thanks!

ps- i was wrong about something. the home url in the DB options does change every time it changes in the general settings. i was looking at the site url, it was not changing, but home is definitely changing everything i log out and back in.
thanks

when i logged into myphp and looked at wp_options, the first one is site url. it is set to the address with /blog at the end, which is not what it says in general settings. when i log in to wordpress and look at my general settings it is just the site without the /blog in the address.
did i look at the proper field? and if so, what does this mean? that the database is never changing the site URL no matter what i do in general settings?
this feels like it might be something…
thanks!
jimmy

thank you. i just did all these. i only have 5 plugins activated, so that was quick and easy. no luck.
I already use twenty eleven theme.

it definitely happens every single time i log out as the admin. meaning i am logged in, change the site URL and save. it works fine. if i log out the site goes into that weird endless loop assigning the link to the actual blog as /blog/blog in the browser address bar. when i log back in the Site URL has changed on it’s own again from http://www.wintercarnival2012.com to http://www.wintercarnival2012.com/blog.

thank you for any insight.
jimmy