How to Move WordPress From a Subfolder to the Root Directory
Log in to your CPanel yourdomainname.com/cpanel
Find File Manager in the Files section.
3 Go to the public_html folder or folder domain that you wanted to configure
Double click on wp folder
Once get in, click select all
Right click on any file and choose move
It will come out with this pop up. Change the path by delete the wp. example : /public_html/
Find wp-config.php, right click on it and choose view to see your database's name.
Find this section in wp-config.php file and remember your database name
Go to your home Cpanel dashboard and search for PhpMyAdmin
Find your database's name and look at options table. Click on it
Navigate to this section and change your url to main url, delete the subfolder's name. Example : https://yourdomain.com/
Once done, Go to Wordpress Manager
Find your domain with the subfolder url. Click the dropdown button on left
Click Remove
Then, import your WordPress back by click scan at the top of the list
Click Start scanning for installations
Find File Manager in the Files section.
3 Go to the public_html folder or folder domain that you wanted to configure
Double click on wp folder
Once get in, click select all
Right click on any file and choose move
It will come out with this pop up. Change the path by delete the wp. example : /public_html/
Find wp-config.php, right click on it and choose view to see your database's name.
Find this section in wp-config.php file and remember your database name
Go to your home Cpanel dashboard and search for PhpMyAdmin
Find your database's name and look at options table. Click on it
Navigate to this section and change your url to main url, delete the subfolder's name. Example : https://yourdomain.com/
Once done, Go to Wordpress Manager
Find your domain with the subfolder url. Click the dropdown button on left
Click Remove
Then, import your WordPress back by click scan at the top of the list
Click Start scanning for installations
Updated on: 07/10/2021
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