Anyone using 123-reg for wordpress sites?

but I _think_ that the whole setup needs to go onto the hosting PC.

Correct. You have to upload the complete wordpress folder to your remote server.

Do I edit the theme and content files locally on my PC, then upload them to the host,

You can do.

>or do I have to upload the entire wordpress setup to the host and run it all as a remote aplication? </blockquote
You have to upload and install WordPress on your remote server.

Thanks, Esmi. At least I have a better idea what I’m dealing with now, even if my worst fears are confirmed (!)

Is anyone using this on 123-reg hosting? I’ve checked out the MySQL panel and it appears I am missing the rights to create new databases. Setting up the WP blog through the 123-reg free-apps created a database which I can see in the panel but I’m doubtful whether I will be able to create a new one for the WP site. Haven’t tried yet, I must admit. Perhaps I’m being a wuss but it would certainly be nice to hear if someone’s already done it.

Cheers,

Martin.

I am trying to do the same thing. During their easy install it asks for which folder to install in. It does not seem to allow me to install to the root directory.
The do offer a use WP as home page. I therfore assume that I have to install it in a folder (say Blog or whatever) and they rewrite the htaccess to redirect to /blog/index.php
I could do a manual upload and manually creat the database!
ps I am doing this for a friends website
I abandoned any hosting that was not cPanel years ago.
good luck.

A careful read of this documentation will show you how to get WordPress to “look like” it is in the root directory, while being installed in a subdirectory:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

I actually prefer this approach to installing WordPress in the root directory as it prevents confusion between root and WP files.

Good point adiant, I gave up on their akward system and went for install in /blog.
I just think that an install looks more “profesional” with the domain name in the status bar without a folder name, but thas just an opinion. I am not sure if it harms SEO in any way.
MAny thanks for the info.

Just to be sure you understood what I was trying to say: using that documentation, you can get to WordPress by just entering your domain name, without /blog after it. Even though WordPress is actually installed in /blog

Steps 4 and 9 are the key ones.

yes thanks its a htaccess redirect on the server to the folder, but the display name in a browsers status bar will be of course

domain_name.com/blog

cheers

No, I wasn’t talking about .htaccess redirection, but the one done with index.php in the root, as described in the documentation.

https://edmontonbroadcasters.com is done that way, with a /wp folder for WordPress and an index.php file in the root. If you check it out, you’ll see that https://edmontonbroadcasters.com and https://www.edmontonbroadcasters.com get you there with https://edmontonbroadcasters.com in the browser’s address bar, but https://edmontonbroadcasters.com/wp doesn’t work at all.

Gotcha I will set that up.
Many thanks adiant