Finding .htaccess file using Godaddy and Macbook

Do you have custom permalinks enable? If not, you most likely do not have an .htaccess file

If so, are you using an ftp program? Then you need to turn on the setting to show hidden files

Or move the file directly through godaddy’s interface….

I am not sure if i have custom permalinks enabled or where I would find that setting.

yes im using godaddys ftp program and there supposedly is no setting to show hidden files on it…

How would I do it directly?

SO, if you didn’t set up custom permalinks – they aren’t on! It would be in your admin panel at settings->permalinks

If you are working with your files directly through godaddy, yu don’t need to worry about hidden files, they are all shown.

My concern was if you were using an ftp program like filezilla.

So if on settings -> permalinks, yours are set at default, you have no .htaccess file yet. It gets created by WP automatically when you switch to a custom permalink setting.

I wouldn’t do that until after you have your move completed successfuly – one less thing to worry about

Ok very cool. I see what you are saying. Now WordPress is in a folder of its own and the website is pulling all the files from that folder.

If that didnt make sense, the WordPress Address URL is https://www.bestmark..agent.com/wordpress

Does that mean my next step would be to turn on custom permalinks, which would create a .htaccess file, which than i could move to the root folder?

Sorry for the delay, out on vacation!
In my opinion, I would give WP it’s own directory first, and then turn on permalinks – the .htaccess file will be created in the proper directory