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How to install Drupal into a subdirectory but show url that exclude the directory name?

For example:
Drupal installed into /cms/ directory.

It will show a node url as http://www.domain.com/cms/node/1

How to make the url format as http://www.domain.com/node/1 ?

Is it possible and advisable?

I prefer to install Drupal into a subdirectory for easier and neater maintainance.

⋅ Categories: Drupal 4.7.x

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iwankgb’s picture

iwankgb commented

you can create a virtual host (if using apache) but its name will be different then www.domain.com. might be like cms.domain.com or brandnewdomain.com

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shaal
he/him
Primary language English
Location Boca Raton, FL
commented

find 'DocumentRoot' in httpd.conf file,
and change the default root direcory that already written there,
to your drupal installation directory -

for example -
i have xampp installation on linux server,

so i changed -
DocumentRoot "/opt/lampp/htdocs"

to -
DocumentRoot "/opt/lampp/htdocs/drupal"

Good Luck!
~:)

Success’s picture

Success commented

I will have other softwares like vbulletin.

Will changing httpd.conf file affect the installation and url format of my other software?

iwankgb’s picture

iwankgb commented

yes, it will.

at the moment document root points to directory where files for domain.com are stored. if you change it then this content could not be reached via domain.com

Success’s picture

Success commented

Is there a way to install Drupal in a subdirectory but run it like it's installed in root?

I came across some softwares with this option and it's very useful.

anner’s picture

anner commented

You can put in the Document root change suggested here and make soft links to your other tools from inside your drupal subdirectory. That should give you the look you want.

Success’s picture

Success commented

Do most of you just install Drupal into root?

Or, you install into a directory and go thru these steps?

What did you do?

anner’s picture

anner commented

I installed drupal into a subdirectory, and made the virtual host document root that directory. Works fine for my subsites too. I don't have other tools I am using, though, like you do.

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giorgosk
Location Chios, Greece 🇬🇷
commented

If you are on a shared host ?

I tried putting the DocumentRoot command in the htaccess and it says its not allowed there ?
Any suggestion on how to have example.com point to example.com/drupal

Thanks
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