Point Domain to Specific Folder In cPanel

Question

I've just installed WordPress on a shared hosting provider for the first time. The hosting service uses cPanel. When I go to my-new-website.com , the cgi-bin and wp folders are displayed. WordPress was installed in the wp folder. Currently, I have to go to my-new-website.com/wp to load the WordPress site. What do I need to do in cPanel, so that WordPress is loaded when someone visits my-new-website.com

My future plans are to have two additional websites that have their own instance of WordPress installed on my shared hosting account.

Answer 1

Move Files

Move all your files in wp directory to root folder / public_html

Change wp_options Table

Change site_url and home in wp_options table from my-new-website.com/wp into my-new-website.com

ps: you may also need to update .htaccess file if in your .htaccess file rewrite base is RewriteBase /wp/ , change it into RewriteBase / . By default .htaccess is hidden please check option to show hidden files in your file manager.

Hope it helps