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Wordpress Query

by Sparhawke
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I have a page which I kind of messed up in html, so thought I would start from scratch with wordpress as apparently it is easier for people to get started in, until such time as I can dedicate to figuring it out...

New problem:

My homepage is camcordermini.com and it has the old html view, however camcordermini.com/wordpress has predictably the wordpress on it, how do I move it back easily to the homepage that people would actually arrive at first please?

Do I simply have to forward camcordermini.com to camcordermini.com/wordpress?

I would prefer to simply have my homepage holding wordpress as that would help with SEO?
#query #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author LocoDice
    You're probably best going to the web design forum, you will have more knowledgeable folks there.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dan Thompson
    Rather than moving the actual blog, you could just create a PHP file called index.php and enter the following code:

    Code:
    <?php ="http://camcordermini.com/wordpress";
header ("Location: ");
exit();
?>
    Then upload that file to the root directory, and delete (or rename) your index.html file. That way when anyone goes to Camcorder Mini they'll automatically be redirected to CamcorderMini

    That's the easiest way to do it, without touching any databases or Wordpress files, is that what you are looking for?
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    A. Unless you specify this is a 301 (=permanent) redirect... it is not good for your SEO.

    B. I would move it... like this:

    1. login to admin > Settings > General
    2. Change the two URL values to the new location -> example.com (no slash)
    3. Save and you will get a nice big ERROR message - disregard it!!!
    4. Do not try to look at your blog now!
    5. In case you didn't get #4: Do not try to look at your blog now!
    6. Copy/move all your WP files and folders from the /wordpress directory to root using your favourite FTP client
    7. Login to your new location: example.com/wp-admin... and enjoy

    C. Another method is to keep the install in the /wordpress/ folder and make it to show at the root:
    Giving WordPress Its Own Directory WordPress Codex
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  • Profile picture of the author Sparhawke
    Thanks for the answers so far, I am trying to find out how to set up a mySql database in GoDaddy while following the so-called easy (yeah right) installation in 5 minutes, any hints?

    I cannot even find the option in GoDaddy and simply moving it to another host is not an option at this time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
    Sorry, I never had hosting with GD - because I was told by many they are a very bad choice...

    Did you try this?
    Setting up a MySQL or SQL Server Database for Your Hosting Account - GoDaddy Help Center, Search the GoDaddy Knowledge Base

    Preferably, you will need Linux, if I remember well, you can switch from Windows to Linux. And WP work only with MySQL database!
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