how can I get wordpress to work?

by new2im

Posted: 14 years ago 11 replies

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I can't figure out how to get wordpress to work.

I want my site to go from

www/ thissite.com/wordpress

to

thissite.com

I tried following this Giving WordPress Its Own Directory « WordPress Codex but I just get 403 and 404 pages.

can anyone help me?

#wordpress #work

mauii 14 years ago

Install Wordpress in the root directory of your hosting (/www or /public_html).
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- stevenrenolds 14 years ago
  
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  Kingfish85 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by stevenrenolds
  
  My thoughts exactly. If your using hostgator, you should have a quick install options to make life a lot easier if your a beginner.
  
  What does HostGator have anything to do with it? Any web host using cPanel will most likely have an installer.
  
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- stevenrenolds 14 years ago
  
  My thoughts exactly. If your using hostgator, you should have a quick install options to make life a lot easier if your a beginner.
  
  Originally Posted by mauii
  
  Install Wordpress in the root directory of your hosting (/www or /public_html).
  
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dv8domainsDotCom 14 years ago

Yeah, I would just re-install.
The most common reason I see is because the .zip file 'unzips' as a /wordpress/ folder : If you simply upload this folder to your www-root, then your install directory becomes mysite . com /wordpress (undesired).
So, to avoid this, when you FTP (or however you get the files up there), upload the entire contents of the /wordpress folder, instead of the folder itself. This effectively puts all files/folders "up" a level in the directory tree.

The shorter answer is: it's in /wordpress because that's where you put it Hopefully those instructions help a little bit though.

Also: I would suggest (if the site is newer) to not over-complicate things by attempting to "move" what you have now. Just simply re-install.
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Nics 14 years ago

Good advice up top. This stuff is confusing when first starting out but it will get easy, don't worry.

Does your host have Fantastico? If so, they probably have a vid on how to setup a wordpress site. If you're still confused check out Youtube. They will have a ton of how to vids on this I bet. This is what I alwasy do when I'm stuck.
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sriram rajan 14 years ago

first please note you have a space before your URL and may be it is just that small a thing , but i will check that out first ...
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new2im 14 years ago

I have multiple domains on the hosting and am using godaddy
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- dv8domainsDotCom 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by new2im
  
  I have multiple domains on the hosting and am using godaddy
  
  That makes life so much easier.
  
  Make sure you have deluxe hosting or unlimited hosting. This allows you to host as many domains as you please on 1 hosting account.
  Be aware that as with any shared host, the "busier" your site gets, the "slower" it will feel. You need to be willing to upgrade to a VPS or Ded server if your site ever gets some REAL traffic. That being said, most of my sites do just fine.
  
  So, for starters:
  Installing Wordpress on GD hosting is Cake.
  Launch your hosting control center ('My account' button after login, expand the hosting flap, then click "Launch".)
  
  On the right side after launch, Click on the Wordpress Application, then hit "install now". It will walk you right through it from there. When you get to the choice about install directory though, erase the directory name (it defaults to /wordpress ) . If you don't do that, then you're just running around in circles
  
  Source: Installing WordPress on Your Hosting Account | Go Daddy Help | Go Daddy Support
  
  Good luck.
  
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Tim Franklin 14 years ago

As others have noted here, some shared hosting environments are not well suited for WordPress, For a starter account host gator is a good choice and you will be miles ahead in the long run. If you want to install wordpress on a good host, (not godaddy) have a look at this series of videos that will guide you through the process of learning wordpress.

Video

I know godaddy can be a real pain to setup wordpress it will work but if you want to get serious about developing a good website you need better hosting where you get your own IP address and you get your own MySQL connection (not shared)

I have used godaddy in the past but I found it was causing me some minor irritations that in turn created lost time.

If you need help once you decide what you want to do with your website PM me I would be glad to guide you through the process,
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Chris Chicas 14 years ago

Some great info has been given here, and I can only add that if you need assistance with Godaddy you should call them up, they are usually pretty good at giving guidance. Just make sure to double check everything to avoid any bad surprises.

Usually for me when I install a Wordpress site with Godaddy I am giving the option to include that line with the words "wordpres" and all I have to do is erase that line from the folder name so it won't be part of the domain name.
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rosetrees 14 years ago

I think what most people here are trying to tell you is that you've installed Wordpress in the wrong place. You've created a sub-directory called Wordpress and installed it in there. It's an easy mistake to make, especially if you are using Fantastico as it is so tempting to fill in the "install in directory" field.

The trick is to leave that empty so that you install in the route directory of your domain. Try again, but this time leave "install in" blank.
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