point to my server

  • I was playing around last night and made a big bobo, I set the url and that stuff to my domain name. BUT, currently it’s running in a subdomain till we get it tweaked just right. AFTER we have it just right, I was thinking to just go in and point the domain name to the new subfolder and that would be it. BUT, because I registered this WP as the subdomain, will I be able to do that, or do I point it, THEN go into the settings and change the url to the new domain?

    I don’t want to move the files.. they are good where they are, the domain is currently pointed to a different subdomain folder anyhow.

    I don’t want to start from scratch like I did last night… adn I don’t know much about coding right now to work at that… (I’ve got some books on the way, I guess it’s time to learn about this stuff, I host about 6 blogs with www.remarpro.com on my hosting site)

    Thanks to anyone who can follow my train of thought and give me a “for dummies” version of an answer. :o)
    Shannon

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  • See Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory.

    Thread Starter hshorizons

    (@hshorizons)

    That’s not what I was asking. It already HAS it’s own directory. What I ASKED was … when I’m finished tweaking the blog… and I point the DOMAIN NAME to go to that ALREADY FORMED directory where WP is running a beautiful polished blog. Can I change the SETTINGS that the URL and stuff like that is the domain name or do I need to start again from scratch because when I set up WP it was a different “domain subdirectory”.

    I knew how to fix my problem last night, I”m not a complete idiot, I’ve been using WP for over 4 years… but I’ve never made a blog “under covers” before to launch at a later date. I know how to point domains and all that jazz… but if I POINT the domain to the folder, what do I change in the SETTINGS section without losing the whole blog?

    Like I did last night.

    Before I started over, new SQL and all that stuff. Pain in the butt if I’m going to have to start over anyhow, This is for a business, so I want it to LAUNCH lookin’ good.

    Shannon

    It already HAS it’s own directory.

    I know. Now go and read the page I linked to.

    Thread Starter hshorizons

    (@hshorizons)

    What you sent me (and I’ve read it TWICE now) is about MOVING wordpress and “all it’s files” to a “new directory” …
    this is NOT what I was asking. I was asking … IF I point the domain name to the folder it’s already IN… do I just go reset in SETTINGS that the domain and all that stuff is the DOMAIN name instead of the long blahblah.com/hidden/test/blog type address.

    I do NOT want to move the files once I have it all set up, ALL I want to do is point the domain to THAT folder.

    Can that be done?
    Shannon

    It’s the same technique! Just omit steps 1 and 6.

    Thread Starter hshorizons

    (@hshorizons)

    Well, that would help to know.. thank you!
    Blessings,
    Shannon

    Thread Starter hshorizons

    (@hshorizons)

    Okay.. SERIOUS problem. I followed the directions EXACTLY AS WRITTEN, omitting step 6, and now it’s going back to the admin login page…. no problem, only magically now I can’t get in to my own site, and the password isn’t working, and the password retrieval thing isn’t mailing me anything.

    I’m not locked out of my own site. This REALLY sucks… HELP! EMERGENCY!
    Shannon

    Thread Starter hshorizons

    (@hshorizons)

    okay… disaster averted. I think I fixed it, thanks anyhow!

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