http://example.com/

But, for the sake of keeping your root directory organized on your webserver, you might not want to install WordPress in that directory. Rather, you might want to install WordPress in subdirectory, such as “blog”.

Edit the .htaccess file

Open the file named “.htaccess” in the root directory. Or create one if it doesn’t exist. Add the following to it:

# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# END WordPress


Create an index.php file

Create a file in the root directory called “index.php”. Assuming your WordPress is installed at the /blog subdirectory, add the following to the file:

<?
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./blog/wp-blog-header.php');
?>


Change the blog URL in WordPress options

Log in as Admin to WordPress. Change the blog URL from “http://example.com/blog/” to “http://example.com/”

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