Title: WordPress Site Root Redirect Problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress Site Root Redirect Problem

 *  [mik.e245](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike245/)
 * (@mike245)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/)
 * Hello,
    I have a WordPress site that is contained in the **blog/** directory 
   on my site. To make my blog display on the root of my site, I followed the steps
   to [change the WordPress blog address](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory).
   So now, when I go to my site root, I am presented with my blog.
 * However, one flaw remains. I cannot access other files within my root directory;
   they result in a 404 not found error. For example, I have an image (1.png) in
   the root directory. I type **[http://example.com/1.png](http://example.com/1.png)**,
   which gives a 404.
 * `
    **Site Structure:**
    - Root
 *  - .htaccess
    - blog
 *  - blog files
 *  - index.php
    - 1.png
 * What should I change in my .htaccess file?
 * Thanks,
    Michael

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 *  Thread Starter [mik.e245](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike245/)
 * (@mike245)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274731)
 * Just in case, here’s what my .htaccess file looks like:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /blog/
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * …And I put some more files/folders on my site and found that I can access some,
   but not all of them. Strange…
 *  [Robert Chapin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miqrogroove/)
 * (@miqrogroove)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274745)
 * The RewriteBase value is incorrect for a root path.
 *  Thread Starter [mik.e245](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike245/)
 * (@mike245)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274841)
 * What should I put for the Rewrite Base? The root directory (/)?
    I tried this
   and had the same problem.
 * However, what is strange is that I added a couple more directories and files 
   via FTP, and some of them are found by the web browser, some aren’t (resulting
   in a WordPress-styled 404 error).
 *  Thread Starter [mik.e245](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mike245/)
 * (@mike245)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274853)
 * Okay, I think it works now. There wasn’t really a concrete solution, I just played
   around with the .htaccess files on my site.
 *  [Robert Chapin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miqrogroove/)
 * (@miqrogroove)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274874)
 * I suspect the reason for moving index.php was to prevent circular references 
   between the two .htaccess files. The file from above would have caused more problems
   along those lines. If it is any consolation, I think the “Giving WordPress it’s
   Own Directory” was poorly written, or not intended for this specific situation.
 *  [hellogoodbye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hellogoodbye/)
 * (@hellogoodbye)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274962)
 * I have the same problem with my site right now. I installed WordPress into a 
   subdirectory /blog originally, then later decided to move it to root with the
   [same instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory).
   My problem is when I type [http://example.com/blog](http://example.com/blog),
   I get a 404 not found page. I would like to redirect it to the root page, where
   the blog’s contents is shown.
 * mik.e245, how did you change your .htaccess files that made the redirection work?
 * Or does anyone else have a concrete solution?

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## Tags

 * [.htaccess-file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess-file/)
 * [not-found](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/not-found/)
 * [root directory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/root-directory/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [hellogoodbye](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hellogoodbye/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-root-redirect-problem/#post-1274962)
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