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  janemacwoo · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 4:37 pm

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  trying to change site url so it doesn’t show the root directory prefix but it just throws up forbidden access message when I try to look at the site

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  pavanraheja · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 4:54 pm

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  Howdy janemawoo!
  Can you post the Site URL, we could assist you further thereafter..!

  Regards

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  janemacwoo · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 5:16 pm

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  http://www.janemacwoo/bohoandblanccom
  Basically, I bought the janemacwoo.com then decided to buy bohoandblanc.com domain. Ipage advised that in order to set up a new website at that domain I should set it as a subdirectory of the root (Janemacwoo) and then install WordPress there. That’s worked, but I don’t like the url, so am trying to change it via the General Settings to http://www.bohoandblanc.com – so far today it’s thrown up lots of errors (despite me following advice about changing .htaccess files etc. (which made things worse!) so I’ve uninstalled WP and reinstalled to the same directory – since then I’ve just been hoping for some help! Thank you.

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  janemacwoo · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 5:18 pm

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  In the meantime I’ve also messed up the root website and now can’t find that! Think it happened when I copied the .htaccess file from that directory into the subdirectory during one of my failed attempts at fixing things. Argh!

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  pavanraheja · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 5:33 pm

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  Hi there,
  The website you have janemacwoo.com and http://www.bohoandblanc.com are WordPress ORG site
  your best way to get help is
  WordPress org Support

  You will have to register a new account there if you don’t have one.
  
To know the difference between

  WordPress Com vs WordPress ORG

  This should be a Good start for youhttps://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/

  Let us know if you need any further information.

  Regards

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  janemacwoo · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 6:30 pm

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  Thank you Pavanraheja. I will take a look at the links you’ve provided. xx

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  pavanraheja · Member · Apr 27, 2017 at 8:42 pm

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  Welcome janemacwoo, let us know if you need any other information, hope you resolve your issues soon, Best wishes :)!