Wordpress setup Q

[petem222]

I'm looking to set up a WP blog as the main page on my site - problem is, I'd like to be able to work on it without the general public seeing it until I've finished.

Would I be able to set up the blog in a subdirectory for starters and then simply copy the files over to the main directory once I'm ready for it to 'go live'...?

Would I have issues with the database if I did this?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by petem222

Would I be able to set up the blog in a subdirectory for starters and then simply copy the files over to the main directory once I'm ready for it to 'go live'...?

Yes that would be a good idea

If its a new site.. you could password protect the public_html folder if you wanted to install into the root of your site,

Would I have issues with the database if I did this?

Possibly.. but to fix it all you would need to do is change the url in the configuration of wp

[gtgeorge]

Originally Posted by petem222

I'm looking to set up a WP blog as the main page on my site - problem is, I'd like to be able to work on it without the general public seeing it until I've finished.

Would I be able to set up the blog in a subdirectory for starters and then simply copy the files over to the main directory once I'm ready for it to 'go live'...?

Would I have issues with the database if I did this?

What I do with a site that uses php is insert an index.html into the root. It's will appear to users coming to your site unless they use a direct link. Then to work on the site you call the filename

[petem222]

Originally Posted by gtgeorge

What I do with a site that uses php is insert an index.html into the root. It's will appear to users coming to your site unless they use a direct link. Then to work on the site you call the filename

Ohhh, so the .html pages take precedence over the .php pages?

If that's the case, I can pretty much leave well enough alone as right now I have an .html placeholder page anyway - no shuffling required!

[othellobloke]

Edit: didn't read the previous post!