Url pointing to old website

  • I am trying to replace an old website with a WordPress site, however, I need to keep the content that’s at the old website so I can link it later on as an archive (however, this content is backed up locally).

    WordPress has been installed on the server (which I access via Filezilla, so no control panel) in its own directory. The url currently points to the public_html directory, where the old website is.

    Under General>Settings in my control panel, both the WordPress and the site address show https://ecommoutsourcing.ischool.utoronto.ca, which is the correct url but this is still taking users to the old site.

    Do I need to move WordPress into the public_html directory (following these instructions?)

    Or is it possible to not move WordPress, but to just get the url to point at the WordPress directory and not _public.html?

    Thanks in advance for any help.

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  • What url did you use to install WordPress?

    Thread Starter andiargast

    (@andiargast)

    WordPress was installed by an IT admin at the organization that hosts the server, so I’m not sure what URL was used. Can I check for this information somewhere?

    (Other than with the IT person, who I’m sure knows but is reluctant to have anymore to do with the site.)

    WordPress installed on the same server as the old website, but in a different directory.

    I think you need to find out where WordPress was installed initially and what (if any) changes were made to the site’s urls before it was passed over to you. Without a basic understanding of the situation, I’m hesitant to suggest anything atm.

    When you FTP into the site with Filezilla can you see the WordPress directory there?

    Is the WordPress directory inside the public_html directory or elsewhere?

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