wordpress

ddanielww1993 2019-02-12 23:41:09 UTC #1

Keywords: WordPress - Windows - How to - Domain Name (DNS)
Description:
I would like to access WordPress from my domain, however, I can't seem to figure it out.

The site is located under http://localhost/wordpress.

my domain is pointing to a static internal IP address.

Port 80 has been forwarded.

By this logic I thought I could access WordPress by going to domain/wordpress, however, it does not work?

Also I would like to access the WordPress site from just the domain name, do I need to move the /WordPress subdirectory and if so how?

gongomgra 2019-02-13 11:13:17 UTC #2

Hi @ddanielww1993,

Please find below our guide about how to configure a domain name in WordPress

https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/apps/wordpress/administration/configure-domain/

It is possible that you will also need to open the port in the Windows Firewall. You can do it using our guide at https://docs.bitnami.com/installer/faq/windows-faq/administration/use-firewall-windows/

Hope it helps,
Gonzalo

ddanielww1993 2019-02-13 12:36:32 UTC #3

The document says replace

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $SERVER['HTTPHOST'] . '/');
define('WP_HOME', 'http://' . $SERVER['HTTPHOST'] . '/');

with

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://DOMAIN/');
define('WP_HOME', 'http://DOMAIN/');.

The problem is my file reads

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://' . $SERVER['HTTPHOST'] . '/wordpress');
define('WP_HOME', 'http://' . $SERVER['HTTPHOST'] . '/wordpress');

if i change this, when I go to my domain it displays the bitnami page, however, if i go to domain/wordpress is no longer works!

gongomgra 2019-02-14 11:06:37 UTC #4

Hi @ddanielww1993,

In your case, you need to set it as shown below:

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://REPLACE-YOUR-DOMAIN/wordpress');
define('WP_HOME', 'http://REPLACE-YOUR-DOMAIN/wordpress');

You have to restart services for changes to take effect. To do that, please run

sudo INSTALLDIR/ctlscript.sh restart

Remember to substitute the INSTALLDIR placeholder.

Regards,
Gonzalo

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