How to install WordPress in subdomain?

Question

At the moment I have a WordPress installation in a subfolder of my current site (example.com/wordpress). How do I make it so that wordpress is accessible from a subdomain?

I.e. I would like wordpress to be accessible from this address: wordpress.example.com, and that all the links, posts and pages will still work flawlessly, e.g. wordpress.example.com/my-wp-post/

If it makes a difference which host one is with, I am asking specifically about 1&1.

Thank you

Answer 1

I am not a big fan of video tutorials, but I used this one to successfully set up a new subdomain and install wordpress.

Here is an overview of the process

1. Use cpanel to create the subdomain
2. Download the latest version of wordpress to your local drive
3. Upload to subdomain folder on your host
4. Extract the files, and move them into the subdomain folder
5. Use cpanel SQL Wizard to create a new data base
6. Make a note of the username, db name and db password
7. Copy wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php in the subdomain folder
8. Edit wp-config.php to add the username, db name and db password
9. Open the URL "your-subdomain.your-domain.com/wp-admin/install.php"
10. Fill out the fields on the form and press "install wordpress"

After creating the a subdomain I use WP clone to create and install a backup of my live site into the new subdomain. The clone site allows me to verify updates before deploying them my public site.

Hopefully the OP has resolved this issue, but maybe this will be of use to others.

Answer 2

I think you have 2 options.

1) Manually:

Copy your wordpress install from the subfolder of your main domain to the subdomain's folder. Using a database editing tool (of your choice) go into the wp_options table and change the option_value of the option_name 'siteurl' and 'home'.

You might have a few other options that will need editing, but they are more often than not plugin specific.

2) A little better:

Create a new wordpress install in your subdomain. Copy your plugins, themes and uploads into it. Then, install the plugin wp-migrate-db-pro from https://deliciousbrains.com/wp-migrate-db-pro/ Use this plugin to copy the database from the subfolder install to the subdomain install. This plugin will globally search and replace the URLs and Folders for you.

I've been using this plugin for a while...and it saves me hours and hours of work.