What is my website’s root directory?

The root directory of your website is the content that loads when visitors access your domain name in a Web browser. The most obvious consequence of this is that you need to put your “index file” in your website’s root directory for visitors to see your site at all (more info).

Website-related applications might also need to know your website’s root directory.

Your website’s root directory depends on whether the domain name is your primary domain name or another type (more info).

Your primary domain name‘s root directory is /public_html.

Secondary and subdomain names’ root directories were specified when they were set up. You can find them listed in cPanel.

To Find Secondary (Addon) and Subdomains’ Root Directories

  1. Log in to your IFindHost – CheapDomainRegistration.com account.
  2. Click Hosting.
  3. Next to the account you want to use, click Manage.
  4. In the Domains section, click either Subdomains or Addon Domains, depending on the type of domain you’re using.

The root directory displays in the Document Root field.

Reset your website application (CMS) password

If your website has been compromised, you might need to change the administrator password for your website application (or Content Management System/CMS).

The process for this depends on your application, the situation you’re in, and your familiarity with different website tools. One common method of changing your administrator password that works for every CMS, though, is changing your password through phpMyAdmin (Web & Classic / cPanel / Plesk / Managed WordPress).

WordPress® Resetting Your Password
Joomla!™ How do you recover or reset your admin password?
Drupal™ Recovering the administrator password

Install WordPress on your Linux-hosted domain using cPanel

If you want to use WordPress to build your website or use it for something like a blog, you have to first install it on your hosting account.

  1. From the cPanel home page, in the Web Applications section, click WordPress blog.
  2. Click Install this application.
  3. Complete the following fields, and then click Install:
    Field What to do…
    Location – Domain Select the domain name you want to use.

     Note: If you want to use a subdomain (e.g. subdomain.coolexample.com), you should add the subdomain to your account.

    Location – Directory (Optional) Enter the directory where you want to install WordPress.

     Warning: If you want to use WordPress as the website for the domain you selected in the Domain field, make sure the Directory field is empty. If you enter a word in the field, that is where WordPress will be installed, and the web address (URL) for the site you create will include the directory name. For example, if you type blog in the Directory field, the web address for your WordPress website will be coolexample.com/blog.
    Version Select the version of WordPress you want to use. We recommend using all of these default settings.
    Settings There are number of options here that are automatically generated for you. It’s important to note them because they include the username and password you will have to use to log in to your WordPress site.

     Warning: It is important to either note or change the Administrator Username and Administrator Password.
    Advanced Select how you want to manage advanced options like database management and backups.

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