Title: Static Page Problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Static Page Problem

 *  [rckstr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rckstr/)
 * (@rckstr)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-problem-1/)
 * Hello Everyone,
 * I was trying to create a static front page and i followed these instructions 
   provided by WordPress support:
 * >  If WordPress is in Root
   > If you do not want to move your WordPress installation to another folder, or
   > you are in a hurry, you can use these instructions or look below.
   >  1. Create a new folder on your site server for WordPress index.php file.
   >  
   > 2. Download index.php WordPress file and open it in a text editor. 3. Change
   > the require(‘./wp-blog-header.php’); line to require(‘../wp-blog-header.php’);
   > 4. Save and upload the modified index.php file into the new folder. 5. Login
   > into your WordPress Administration Panel and go to Settings > General. 6. Change
   > your Blog URI pointing to the new folder. For example, if your site is [http://example.com](http://example.com),
   > and the new folder is called blog, enter [http://example.com/blog](http://example.com/blog).
   > Now, upload your splash page to your root server folder.
 * I must have forgotten something and now nothing seems to work well. I can’t access
   the Administration panel, so I can’t change the Blog URL back to what it was.
   I’m pretty sure the solution is to change the Blog URL but how can I change it
   if I can’t access the Administration Panel?
 * Thanks in advance.

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 *  [SteveSmith1983](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stevesmith1983/)
 * (@stevesmith1983)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-problem-1/#post-837904)
 * Try going directly to
    [http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/options-general.php](http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/options-general.php)
   in your browser (obviously replace with your own domain name). If that doesn’t
   work, I can explain to you how to edit the databse directly. Are you familiar
   with phpMyAdmin, or whichever database editor your host uses?
 *  [magicsatchel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicsatchel/)
 * (@magicsatchel)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-problem-1/#post-838012)
 * I’ve done the same thing. I can’t seem to access my admin panel and I’m totally
   lost. Is there a fix for this?
 * Thanks!
 * Kim
    magicsatchel.com

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 * [blog url](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/blog-url/)
 * [static front page](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/static-front-page/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [magicsatchel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicsatchel/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/static-page-problem-1/#post-838012)
 * Status: not resolved

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