Moving directories (possibly a stupid question)

Joomla version 1.5 is end-of-life and are no longer supported. Please use Joomla 3.x instead.

Moderator: General Support Moderators

Forum rules
Forum Rules
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Joomla! <-- please read before posting, this means YOU.
Forum Post Assistant - If you are serious about wanting help, you will use this tool to help you post.
Locked
richtrfc
Joomla! Apprentice
Joomla! Apprentice
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:47 am

Moving directories (possibly a stupid question)

Post by richtrfc » Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:30 am

Sorry if this is a stupid question, I have a feeling it may be!

I am nearing the end of re-designing my website, moving from horrendously old HTML table format to a new joomla setup. I'm nearly happy with the site, and although work is still to be done on a fair few bits, the end is in sight!

I have a problem though. Because I am new to Joomla, when I installed it I popped it on my website in a new file as requested. Therefore my old/current site sits on www.thecowsheds.co.uk and the new one is currently at www.thecowsheds.co.uk/jmla.

My question is this. I am looking to launch soon, probably next Tuesday. If I clear the files on thecowsheds.co.uk root, can I simply take everythnig out of my jmla folder and put it in the root so joomla will sit on thecowsheds.co.uk, or will that cause all the links and images to be wrong (as they are pointing at /jmla)?

Hope I've explained clearly.

I don't have the time to re-do the site again, so if all else fails it will have to sit at www.thecowsheds.co.uk for ever more!

Cheers
Rich

User avatar
koku82
Joomla! Intern
Joomla! Intern
Posts: 56
Joined: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:20 pm

Re: Moving directories (possibly a stupid question)

Post by koku82 » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:19 pm

You can move the contents of the subdirectory to the root, but afterwards you need to change configuration.php using your favorite editor.
http://www.themepartner.com/ - Professional Joomla! Business Templates
http://www.themepartner.com/joomla-2.5/ - Joomla! 2.5 news, blogs, FAQ, screenshots and more

User avatar
dhuelsmann
Joomla! Master
Joomla! Master
Posts: 19659
Joined: Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:50 am
Location: Omaha, NE
Contact:

Re: Moving directories (possibly a stupid question)

Post by dhuelsmann » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:20 pm

Regards, Dave
Past Treasurer Open Source Matters, Inc.
Past Global Moderator
http://www.kiwaniswest.org

richtrfc
Joomla! Apprentice
Joomla! Apprentice
Posts: 6
Joined: Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:47 am

Re: Moving directories (possibly a stupid question)

Post by richtrfc » Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:49 pm

Thanks guys :D


Locked

Return to “Migrating and Upgrading to Joomla! 1.5”