How to Install a Blog on a Subdirectory
If you use a website hosting service, you can install and create multiple blogs by installing each blog in its own subdirectory. Installing blogs to individual subdirectories allows you to map a different domain name to each subdirectory, effectively creating a separate website for each blog. In order to install a blog in a subdirectory, you must have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client software and your website host’s database information.
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Instructions
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Download a free blog content management system, such as WordPress, b2evolution or Geeklog. The CMS will download as a compressed folder.
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Right-click the folder and unzip it to a decompressed folder on your computer.
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Locate the blog installation documentation in the decompressed folder. Because the installation process will vary depending on which content management system you install, you should always refer to the documentation to see which steps refer to the specific blog you are installing.
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Double-click the “Config” file to open it in a text editor if instructed. Type in your host’s database login and password information and save the changes to the file. WordPress installations require this before uploading files to your host.
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Launch your FTP client and log in to your website hosting service.
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Navigate to the “WWW” or “public_HTML” folder, right-click and create a new subdirectory folder inside. Name this folder anything you like.
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Upload all of the blog files from the decompressed folder on your computer to the new subdirectory you created on your website host server.
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Change the permissions of files or folders if required by the installation instructions. Right-click the indicated files or folders and set the permissions to CHMOD 777 (everyone can read, write and execute) or CHMOD 666 (everyone can read and write), depending on what the instructions indicate. For example, the b2evolution installation requires a permission change for several files and folders.
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Launch your Internet browser and navigate to the installation page for your blog. The exact URL address for this will vary depending on the type of blog you install, but will be listed in installation documentation. For example, when installing the Geeklog blog, you must navigate to “http://DomainURL/Subdirectory/admin/install/index.php,” substituting your actual domain name for “DomainURL” and the name of the subdirectory you created for “Subdirectory.”
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Type the information required on the installation page. This is information such as your blog’s administrator information, blog name and host database information.
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Click the button at the bottom of the installation page form to complete your blog configuration. The content management system will automatically install the blog to your subdirectory and provide you with login information.
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