Will I mess up and crash my website if I move my WordPress files from 1 to anoth

  • Resolved vpsuser111

    (@vpsuser111)


    9 years, 11 months ago

    I have all my wordpress files in public_html directly.

    Would I crash my website if I moved all the files into public_html/Site 1?

    I’m asking because I want to make another website on the same server.

    So I want to make a public_html/Site 1 and public_html/site 2 for two separate websites.

    My question is, will I corrupt my already running site if I move all of its files from public_html into a sub folder in public_html like public_html/www.mydomain.com

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  • Yes this can make your site unavailable. I have several websites and they are all in my public_html folder. However each DOMAIN I use is in a sub folder and the magic of the internet makes each domain show up as it should to internet browsers.

    My main website is a prestashop install in the public_html folder though and if I mess with them in the wrong way my site goes down. I also use WordPress for 2 other domains and they are located in their own folders within the public_html directory.

    To deal with WordPress installs and moving them around you should find most of the answers you need here:

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

    Thread Starter vpsuser111

    (@vpsuser111)

    Exactly what I was looking for, thanks for all the great information! I’ll get to moving my website now

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