move to “root”/top level

See this page
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

Keep in mind it is written from the perspective WP is installed in the root folder and wanting to be moved to a subfolder, the opposite of your situation. The steps are the same except for moving the WP files to the subfolder.

Skip step 6, and in step 7 you are copying those files from your WP install folder into the webroot folder, not the other way around.

thanks stvwlf.. i think i did it :}