I have a wordpress site that is currently running in a subdirectory of my website, basically put my structure is as follows:
root/wp
I'd like to keep the wordpress wp folder in the same place however have it load the wordpress site directly from the root url.
For instance currently the site loads when I go to www.mysite.com/wp however I'd like to have the wordpress site load when I simply go to www.mysite.com - currently if I go to www.mysite.com it simply loads an 500 Internal Server Error message.
I would expect I'd need to make some changes to the htaccess files - can anyone suggest how this would be done
So in a nutshell
When I go to www.mysite.com - it looks at the /wp folder but still appears as www.mysite.com in the address bar.
Adding these lines to .htaccess should do the job (not tested, sorry, it may not be sufficient):
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?mysite.com$
RewriteRule ^(/)?$ wp [L]
Update: You might wish to check https://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory for a way to accomplish this that's closer to WordPress standards.
Related
I have recently made my WordPress website live and want it to be visible on Google Search. However, when specifically searching for the website, Google does not show the site title or description entered in WordPress, but rather "Index of /" and a bit of server info as the page summary. Does anyone recognize this, and have some ideas on how to fix this?
Apache2 is running on an Ubuntu 18.04 server and everything is updated. I have both an index.html file and obviously an index.php file in the DocumentRoot directory specified in the Virtual Host file for apache. And have specified to use index.php first in the .htaccess file. I've also tried to add the URL of the page to Google Search Console and added a sitemap, but with no effect.
You can add these lines to .htaccess files (its located in root of the website). What it does its redirects any trafic you got on http://example.com to https://example.com Please check both locations in separate browsers (and again with removed cache) on how it works. SOmetimes apache can be configured so it wouldn't work out of the box (like it can require additional fixes to redirection code or to the additional blocks etc...)
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
Getting started with a droplet on Digital Ocean, so far it's been a fun process. Now I want to begin migrating my site, so I set everything up and created an index.php to where to my root dir as a "construction" page for now. I'm setting up WordPress in a sub-dir and moved all of the contents via all-in-one WP Migration which has always worked perfectly for me.
I've given every dir and file inside of root/public_html (WordPress installation) rwx and atm ownership has been changed to www-data. So I got to loadup my site which atm would be something like <ip address>/public_html and I log in and I am propmted with the wp-admin screen. Everything is working, media files are uploaded, theme is there etc.
When I go to my home page, all the images load but I immediately notice the admin bar at the top, the wp-glyphs aren't loading and I'm getting those weird squares when your computer/phone doesn't know what it's trying to look at. Also any front-end page other than my home returns a 404. My homepage again is accessed by <ip address>/public_html so you would think my about page would be <ip address>/public_html/about, which is where WordPress is sending me to when clicked, but I receive a 404.
I've spent probably 4-5 hours now trying to figure this out and eventually turned to a guide that walks you through it but nada so far.
Can anyone offer a suggestion?
EDIT
I'd like to add that I followed WordPress's instructions on modifying the .htaccess file. I'm assuming it goes in the subdirectory correct?
.htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /public_html/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /public_html/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
Just as a reference for myself and anyone who might stumble upon this.
Solution
The answer was that apache was not configured correctly to read .htaccess files. If you are experiencing the same problems and have set up your own VPS, go to apache.conf, etc/apache2/apache.conf and find the correct <Directory></Directory> directive that corresponds with your website directory. Inside you should see an option that reads AllowOverride None. Change this to AllowOverride All.
If this is not the solution for you, at least it's another step out of the way.
Are you able to access wp-admin
If yes then go to dashboard->setting->permalinks
and update the permalink and the problem solved
Access your dashboard by logging in wp-admin then access settings then permanent links, Change them to any of the provided styles save the change it again to your preferred one. This will work well.
I'm having an issue that I think can be solved with .htaccess, however, I'm not sure exactly how, htaccess rules have never been a strong point for me.
I have a domain with WHMCS installed on it, in a subdirectory, like this:
/websites/manage/
the /websites/ directory is otherwise empty.
Now, I have installed WordPress on the root of the domain, and I want to use the /websites/ location in the WordPress permalink structure, as I want to build a WordPress page that describes the products and services available there, and use it as a gateway to the WHMCS portal located beneath it.
I've tried searching for an answer to this problem, but I keep turning up tons of results about installing wordpress in a subdirectory, and nothing else.
Thanks for your help.
EDIT:
I should have mentioned:
Currently, I get the WHMCS portal when I go to /websites/manage/, which is fine.
However, my problem is that when I go /websites/ I get a directory listing instead of my WordPress page.
I solved this by adding the following to the beginning .htaccess file, before the WordPress section:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/websites/$
RewriteRule . /index.php
</IfModule>
This redirects the /websites/ directory to the /index.php file which WordPress can then use to find its matching page. It still allows the sub directory /websites/manage/ to be controlled by the WHMCS software residing there.
I am hosting two different websites using one hosting package.
My initial website is self-built and runs from the public_html directory of my host let's call this 'http://www.website1.co.uk'
I also have a Word Press blog running in a folder under the public_html - so '/folder_2', let's call this 'http://www.website2.co.uk' - this URL currently points to '/folder_2' and will load the blog when entered in to a browser.
At the moment the blog is also accessible by entering 'http://www.website1.co.uk/folder_2/'.
I would like to be able to limit access to 'folder_2' to just 'website2.co.uk' - preventing somebody typing in the 'website1.co.uk/folder_2' path and being able to view the blog.
What's the best way to achieve this, bearing in mind the folder in question is running a Word Press blog.
Try adding this in your .htaccess file in folder_2
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{http_host} !website2.co.uk
RewriteRule .* http://website2.co.uk
that would redirect anyone who goes to website1.co.uk/folder_2 to website2.co.uk, but if you just want them hit a 404 put this in .htaccess instead
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{http_host} !website2.co.uk
RewriteRule .* - [R=404,L]
1# move folder_2 out of public_html(you really should do that).
2# rewrite all request of 'http://www.website1.co.uk/folder_2/' to 404 in htaccess
Check below link:
Redirection Subfolder Htaccess
Hi I have a domain running in WordPress,
the path to WordPress installation is /subdomain/mywordpress/ and I can access these in mywordpress.mysite.com, Now I wish to load the index page on my main domain, ie
When I goto mysite.com I want to load the Index page of the WordPress, I know if that possible, the links are always pointing to mywordpress.mysite.com, but that is what I need know. because I dont want to remove the mywordpress.mysite.com. I just need to display all posts on my main site, with same design(that is why I prefer to load the Index file of wordpress)
What about a simple mod_rewrite rule inside a .htaccess to redirect to mywordpress.mysite.com?
This should work:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule . /subdomain/mywordpress/index.php [L]
You should look at this article in the Codex: Giving WordPress Its Own Directory. It addresses exactly the situation you are describing.