Title: Directory Setup
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Directory Setup

 *  [skrp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skrp/)
 * (@skrp)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-setup/)
 * Ok about 2 hours into this fiasco and I still can’t get this thing up and running.
   However, I think I may have a reason why. But I still need help
 * I would like my blog to be located at:
 *  [http://www.mydomain/crudeoil](http://www.mydomain/crudeoil)
 * From the Installation Manual:
 * In a Subdirectory
    If you need to upload your files to your web server, rename
   the wordpress directory to your desired name, then use your favorite FTP client
   to upload the directory to your desired location within the root directory of
   your web site.
 * Now when I download and unzip the WordPress files they go to
 * C:/Wordpress
    WordPress Then the 4 subdirectories
 * So what is the proper directory setup for uploading to get by blog located at
   [http://www.mydomain/crudeoil](http://www.mydomain/crudeoil)?
 * Maybe:
    Crude Oil Crude Oil Then the 4 subdirectories
 * Etc. Etc.
 * Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

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 *  [idowens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/idowens/)
 * (@idowens)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/directory-setup/#post-258913)
 * skrp,
 * if the files are on your HDD, just create a folder in your root directory (often
   times, public_html) called “crudeoil” and upload everything inside the wordpress
   folder into this new directory (DON’T tell it to upload the “wordpress” folder
   into it, only the contents…otherwise the address will be [http://www.yourdomain.com/crudeoil/wordpress/](http://www.yourdomain.com/crudeoil/wordpress/)
   and I don’t think you want that.) Once uploaded, you should be able to continue
   following the instructions and run the install. By default, the address you want
   should work fine.

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