root to subdirectory redirect problem

  • Resolved PhilEvelyn

    (@philevelyn)


    12 years, 1 month ago

    I’ve setup my WP installation in a subfolder called WP and I’ve followed the directions recommended in http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory and copied index.php and htaccess and made the changes asked for.

    However, I can’t make changes to the Home and site URL’s as suggested as they don’t exist in Settings/General. What else can I do as as it currently stands, the redirect doesn’t work and I get “error establishing a database connection”. The sit works fine if I go to the subdirectory.

    Help?

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    they don’t exist in Settings/General

    Pardon? Can you elaborate on this?

    Thread Starter PhilEvelyn

    (@philevelyn)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Exactly that, those two lines aren’t there. I can see from the graphics on ww.wp.xz.cn where they are supposed to be but in my installation, they simply aren’t there. The page is:-

    Site Name
    Tagline
    Email address
    Time zone

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Who installed this copy of WordPress?

    Thread Starter PhilEvelyn

    (@philevelyn)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Done automatically my cpanel and softalicious(?). I just followed WordPress’s recommendations for what to do next.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Well, something is very wrong with that install. Have you asked your hosts about this? It would seem that you’ve installed a hacked (changed) version of WordPress.

    Thread Starter PhilEvelyn

    (@philevelyn)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Expletive deleted…. I will talk to my hosts. Thank you.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Please let us know what response you get from your hosts about this. I’m at a bit of a loss as to why they might cripple WP in this way.

    Thread Starter PhilEvelyn

    (@philevelyn)

    12 years, 1 month ago

    Host said there should be no difference and, in their defence, when I wiped the software and reinstalled, everything was fine so still none the wiser as to what caused the problem but as it’s working now, I don’t really care.

    The only moral of the story for me is to check an install before ploughing on ahead with loading plugins/posts/theme design.

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