Title: Which directory
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Which directory

 *  [Steve WG](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steve-wg/)
 * (@steve-wg)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-directory/)
 * I’ve been playing around with instant WP for a couple of weeks and I’m now fairly
   confident in how to use it. So I purchased my first domain name and some hosting
   at hostgator. I am looking to create a static home page with a picture header,
   some text and a PDF file for visitors to download.
 * My question is: Do I install WP in the root directory, or in the Sub directory,
   does it matter and will it make a difference to my website?
 * Thanks in advance for your help

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-directory/#post-3521253)
 * Unless you intend to run another site in the domain root, I’d suggest that you
   install WordPress in the root folder.
 *  [compmech](https://wordpress.org/support/users/compmech/)
 * (@compmech)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-directory/#post-3521273)
 * I would do as esmi has suggested.
    Usually you would only install wordpress into
   a sub directory if you don’t want WordPress to be in your root, eg. you want 
   your blog or WordPress site to be loacted such as [http://www.yourdomain.com/blog](http://www.yourdomain.com/blog)
   and not [http://www.yourdomain.com](http://www.yourdomain.com)

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/which-directory/#post-3521273)
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