Giving WordPress Its Own Directory ERROR

[thegoldenpuffle61]

I tried giving wordpress it's own directory (I followed here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory ) but this came up:

Warning: require(,/wordpress/wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 17

Warning: require(,/wordpress/wp-blog-header.php) [function.require]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 17

Fatal error: require() [function.require]: Failed opening required ',/wordpress/wp-blog-header.php' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 17

 

[carl6969]

Where did you place the wordpress directory?
It should be in the /public_html directory.
Example: /public_html/wordpress

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

I'm pretty sure I did.
Heres what it looks like in Filezilla:

 

[carl6969]

Is your wordpress directory named "wordpress" or "blog"?
It appears to me that wordpress is looking for a directory named "wordpress".
And if I am reading the information you posted from your FTP correctly there is only a "blog" directory in public_html .

 

[bhupendra2895]

Where is your wp-admin directory?Is it in /home/<your user name>/public_html/blog/ or it is in /home/<your user name>/public_html/blog/wordpress
Well wherever it is all you need to do to is to tell index.php in your public_html to require index.php of wordpress installation.For this you need to update the file_path in require_once function.

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

bhupendra2895, How do I do that exactly? This is my first time building a website.
And my wp-admin directory is in /public_html/wordpress (previously called 'blog')/wp-admin/

 

[bhupendra2895]

Copy the index.php from public_html/wordpress/ and paste it in public_html folder.Now you need to update the file path in all require_once functions.For example if a path is

require_once('wp-includes/something.php')

Change it to

require_once('wordpress/wp-includes/something.php')

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

I did not see a "require_once" file. I tried to put it into "require;,/wordpress/wp-blog-header.php" but that did not work.

(taylorswifties.co.cc to see the error message)

Here is what is in index.php:
<?php
/**
* Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do

anything, but loads
* wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load

the theme.
*
* @package WordPress
*/

/**
* Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
*
* @var bool
*/
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

/** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
require_once('wordpress/wp-includes/something.php')
?>

 

[bhupendra2895]

Come on why you put something.php there something.php is some thing, means an example.Change your index.php to this.

<?php
*
* @package WordPress
*/
/**
* Tells WordPress to load the
WordPress theme and output it.
*
* @var bool
*/
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
/** Loads the WordPress
Environment and Template */
require_once('wordpress/wp-blog-
header.php')
?>

 

[calistoy]

Replace the bottom require_once with this instead:

require_once('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php')

 

[leafypiggy]

Since I'm assuming you can't access your wp admin panel, use PHPmyAdmin to get to your wordpress tables, and pull up options (default: wp_options)

There should be a field for installation directory, make sure that it is set to where you have wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes, etc.

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

Okay I've tried both of you guys' advice (not leafypiggy's yet), but nothing seems to work *pulls hair out*
When I check the site, it says:
"Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*' in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 2"

 

[bhupendra2895]

Change your index.php to this.

<?php
/*
* @package WordPress
*/
/**
* Tells WordPress to load the
WordPress theme and output it.
*
* @var bool
*/
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
/** Loads the WordPress
Environment and Template */
require_once('wordpress/wp-blog-
header.php')
?>

I guess you have no knowledge of php?

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

Hate to say it, but no knowledge whatsoever. That's why I came for help here in the first place.
The error message is still the same. :/ I don't know what to do next.....

 

[bhupendra2895]

Hi this is my index.php file and my wordpress is installed in the same location as yours, so it should work

<?php
/**
 * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
 * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */

/**
 * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
 *
 * @var bool
 */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

/** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
require('wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
?>

Also if you want to use cool urls then put this in your .htaccess at public_html folder.For doing this you need to enable viewing of hidden file.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

Not working. Same error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*' in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 2
Does anyone know why this error pops up?

 

[techairlines]

Not working. Same error:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '*' in /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php on line 2
Does anyone know why this error pops up?

That means you have a unexpected asterisk in index.php.

Make sure your file starts like this:

<?php
/**
 * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
 * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */

You might have deleted the slash on line 2. The slash indicates its a PHP comment and not to attempt to execute.

 

[bhupendra2895]

In that case please attach your /home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php file with your post if you can or post the contents of it.Because if you put what I posted above in home/hannahxd/public_html/index.php the error won't generate.

 

[thegoldenpuffle61]

It is:
<?php
*
* @package WordPress
*/
/**
* Tells WordPress to load the
WordPress theme and output it.
*
* @var bool
*/
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
/** Loads the WordPress
Environment and Template */
require_once('wordpress/wp-blog-
header.php')
?>

 

[techairlines]

Yup. Please add a / in front of the asterisk on line 2 and the error will go away.

You can just copy the following and replace your entire file with this:

<?php
/**
 * Front to the WordPress application. This file doesn't do anything, but loads
 * wp-blog-header.php which does and tells WordPress to load the theme.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */

/**
 * Tells WordPress to load the WordPress theme and output it.
 *
 * @var bool
 */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);

/** Loads the WordPress Environment and Template */
require('wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
?>