Installing Wordpress in root directory

GabbyMartinez · **Joined:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:53 am **Posts:** 2

I wanted to know what was the proper way to install Wordpress so that when i visit my website it accesses the blog directly.
However, when installing using the Elefante Free Scripts option it does not allow me to install it without typing a directory name.
Help?

GabbyMartinez · **Joined:** Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:53 am **Posts:** 2

Oh, Never mind, I decided to install it myself using the instructions in WordPress.org
Very easy and it worked perfectly

Josh.Waller · **Joined:** Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:18 am **Posts:** 521

Well done for getting it installed

Just so you know for future reference, i belive that if you put a / in the box for the folder it will install to the root.

Haryer · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:05 pm

Hi,

Thanks for helping. This is my first site.

I installed WP to the server in a folder named blog in the root directory. I did this using a service offered by my hosting account, a one click install.

I followed that You Tube video then and saved my html pages as php pages with the php at the start of each page creating a template for each one.

Is this way off?

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