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Move WordPress to a different URL path on the same domain with Apache

By default, WordPress is available at the domain or IP address root URL, such as http://SERVER-IP or http://example.com. To move WordPress to a different path on the same domain or IP address, such as http://SERVER-IP/blog or http://example.com/blog, follow these steps:

  • Log in to the server console using SSH.

  • Edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-prefix.conf file and find the lines below:

      #Alias /wordpress/ "/opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/"
  #Alias /wordpress "/opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs"

    Uncomment and update the Alias directives to reflect the new path. For example, to move WordPress to the /blog path, update the file to look like this:

      Alias /blog/ "/opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/"
  Alias /blog "/opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs"

  • Edit the /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-app.conf file and find the lines below:

      #RewriteBase /wordpress/
  RewriteRule . index.php [L]

    Uncomment and update the directives to reflect the new path. For example, to move WordPress to the /blog path, update the file to look like this:

      RewriteBase /blog/
  RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]

  • Look for the lines below in the file /opt/bitnami/apps/wordpress/htdocs/wp-config.php file:

      define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');
  define('WP_HOME', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/');

    Modify them to reflect the new path, as below:

      define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/blog');
  define('WP_HOME', 'http://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . '/blog');

  • Restart Apache:

      $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache
Last modification May 7, 2020