How can I run wordpress somewhere other than the root?

You don’t have to run it in the root. For example, if you want to run it at domain.com/blog/ just upload all of the WordPress files to /blog/ and install.

Yes, I understand that I am capable of doing this, BUT THEN I will run into the problem of not being able to log into the admin of the blog.
I’m thinking it’s a server problem? I tried running it from /WP/ before, but I couldn’t get my SQL server functionable with the blog, unless it was on the root. Is there anything I need to modify that I missed?

I’m sorry, perhaps I’m a bit blonde and lost for once :S

to help clarify,
if i happen to have the files off the root
i end up with
Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at DB_HOST.

*stomps feet*

This is driving me nuts….
Can someone just give me, specific instructions to follow
i’m a techie girl
… but eesh, im thinking i’ll just learn php and sql – make my own blog’n application
*flips a coin*

How about a little patience? We’re all volunteers, and the link I’m about to give you could have been found via a 2 minutes or less search. Enjoy:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions

Sorry,
I’m not expecting a quick reply….
I’ve just been trying stuff for many weeks now
it’s a personality think to get the “stomp feet” expression

Okay, I’ve read the documentation twice. This is exactly what I am doing. How do I go about troubleshooting?

Well, first we need to know the specifics of what’s going on. Do you see any errors? If you are just being redirected, to what URL? What is your PHP version?

the full scoop

I have this error:
wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.”); require_once(‘../wp-config.php’); require_once(‘./upgrade-functions.php’); $guessurl = str_replace(‘/wp-admin/install.php?step=2’, ”, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’] . dirname($_SERVER[‘PHP_SELF’]) ); if (isset($_GET[‘step’])) $step = $_GET[‘step’]; else $step = 0; ?>

I have setup a server called
smuckersjam
username smuckersjam
pw rahrah
host isn’t localhost based on testing on the root, so i cut and pasted teh exact location of the server (not an issue there)

PHP version is highest.
That is my install error above.
..hhmmmm

hide_errors(); $installed = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->users”); if ($installed) die(__(‘
Already Installed
You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.

‘)); $wpdb->show_errors(); switch($step) { case 0: ?>
Welcome to WordPress installation. Wea€?re now going to go through a few steps to get you up and running with the latest in personal publishing platforms. You may want to peruse the ReadMe documentation at your leisure.

creating a table in my sql panel:

Error

SQL-query :

CREATE TABLE soigne1 (

) COMMENT = ‘testingit’

MySQL said:

You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘) COMMENT = ‘testingit” at line 1

: (

If I try upgrade instead of install:

This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at mysql33.secureserver.net .

Thanks for the help, up until this point.
I’ll try something new tomorrow, I guess….