Title: mysite.com/wordpress vs. mysite.com
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# mysite.com/wordpress vs. mysite.com

 *  Resolved [mentis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mentis/)
 * (@mentis)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/)
 * In order to view my blog, I have to add “/wordpress” after my domain name. Example:
   mysite.com/wordpress. How can I make it so that by typing my domain name, I can
   view my blog minus the “/wordpress”?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Thread Starter [mentis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mentis/)
 * (@mentis)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/#post-801682)
 * UPDATE:
 * Just so you know, I’ve already read about moving WordPress and Changing The Site
   URL. In the file about moving WordPress, it suggests retyping the URL and blog
   address. In the fields for typing in a new “WordPress address (URL)” and “Blog
   address (URL)”, the fields are grayed out and there is a message next to them
   that says: “(This field cannot be edited)”.
 * I looked at [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL).
   I followed the directions for “Changing the URL” by way of phpMyAdmin. Under 
   step 9 it says: “Under the field option_name, scroll down and look for siteurl.”
   However, “siteurl” cannot be found by scrolling down, nor can it be found anywhere
   on the page. I then backtracked to see if I missed a step. Nope. I read the next
   couple steps to see if something would click into place. Nope.
 * By the way, I’m using Aplus.net for my hosting service. Any suggestions?
 *  Thread Starter [mentis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mentis/)
 * (@mentis)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/#post-801829)
 * For future reference, I contacted customer support at Aplus.net. The guy who 
   helped me was actually a very big help. He said that changing the URL and blog
   location to the domain root isn’t possible on the Aplus.net shared host. He said
   that to do so would disconnect the blog from the Aplus.net control panel which
   would make it very difficult, perhaps impossible, to manage my blog and web site.
 * If anyone who uses Aplus.net has found a way to do this, in spite of what I was
   told, please contact me at [gnarus@comcast.net](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/gnarus@comcast.net?output_format=md).
 * Good luck!
 *  [cecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cecat/)
 * (@cecat)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/#post-801907)
 * Mentis,
 * If you have received any information about how to do this, please share it. I,
   too, have been trying to do a separate install, avoiding the Aplus.net control
   panel version of WordPress, but to no avail.
 * I have another WordPress installation on Bluehost, but dread having to move this
   particular domain to a new home due to a number of email accounts that I’d prefer
   not to disrupt. However, if Aplus.net is going to make this impossible, I’ll 
   have to move on. It’s too bad — they’ve otherwise been a great host for several
   years.
 * Thanks!
    Susan
 *  750453
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/#post-801912)
 * If you copy the index.php from the WordPress directory and change
 * ./wp-blog-header.php
 * TO
 * ./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php
 * You can then access the blog without adding /wordpress to the URL. However, the
   blog URL still needs to be changed or all of the links to the blog itself will
   still have the /wordpress on the end.
 *  750453
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/mysitecomwordpress-vs-mysitecom/#post-801916)
 * Just an update you can also override the blog url by changing the wp-config.php
 * define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘[http://mysite.com&#8217](http://mysite.com&#8217););

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 * [installing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installing/)
 * [moving](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/moving/)

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