How to change WordPress installed blog path?

Question

I have installed my WordPress blog site here, http://www.test.com.au/demo, now I want to change my root path to this http://www.test.com.au, but when I transfer all files to here, I can't really access the site correctly.

I don't know what is actual method to do this.

Answer 1

You may need to do more than just transfer files. You will need to change a few database settings as well in wp_options. Do a select * from wp_options and see which settings are still pointing to your old location, then you can change those.

Answer 2

• Put it back into demo
• go to demo/wp-admin
• change settings -- wordpress address to http://www.test.com.au
• change settings -- site url to http://www.test.com.au
• save settings
• move files to root

Answer 3

Refer this

http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

Here are the steps to move your site.

Answer 4

I would follow @davidosomething's list above.

In the future, I would try this.

• Install the site in a permanent directory like "admin".
• Test the site and get it setup the way you like.
• When you are ready to go live, go into the admin settings area.
• Keep wordpress address the same, and remove "admin" from site url.
• Then copy your .htaccess file and index.php file into the root.

• Open up copied index.php file, and delete "admin" from last line:

  require('./admin/wp-blog-header.php');