Title: Using index.htm
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Using index.htm

 *  Resolved [theincrediblebob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theincrediblebob/)
 * (@theincrediblebob)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-indexhtm/)
 * Hey everyone! I’m new to this. What I want to accomplish is use WordPress in 
   place of my existing site. Meaning, when users link to —-.com it will come up
   as wordpress similar to other sites I have seen, instead of having to change 
   all my links to index.php. How can I make this happen?

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 *  [Andi Saleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bindanaku/)
 * (@bindanaku)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-indexhtm/#post-542220)
 * Depends on where you installed your WP, I guess.
    If you have WP installed in
   your root directory, meaning `index.htm` and `index.php` is on the same directory,
   just rename `index.htm` to something like `index-old.htm` and `index.php` will
   be called by default. If you have WP installed on another directory/subdirectory,
   you would want to redirect your index.htm to your WP directory.
 *  Thread Starter [theincrediblebob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theincrediblebob/)
 * (@theincrediblebob)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-indexhtm/#post-542226)
 * I plan on installing it in the root folder once I have it set the way I want 
   it. So when people enter mywebsite.com it will automatically call up the index.
   php file?
 *  [Andi Saleh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bindanaku/)
 * (@bindanaku)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-indexhtm/#post-542229)
 * Yup.
 *  Thread Starter [theincrediblebob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theincrediblebob/)
 * (@theincrediblebob)
 * [19 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-indexhtm/#post-542231)
 * Excellent. Thanks a ton.

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