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Serendipity comes as an add-on with my web hosting. When it was installed, it automatically created a Directory named "serendipity".

I want to change the directory name. What files must I modify in order for this to work, or should should I just download the software, do a new install and upload to the directory of my choice?

Thanks

Check out the FAQ at http://s9y.org/11.html#A21. Since you'll be using the same database, you can ignore all the database operations. On the other hand, a backup wouldn't do any harm, and might be useful in the event of a catastrophe.

You could also go with a full install, but I don't know how Serendipity will react to an existing, populated database.

I simply want to change the folder name from "serendipity" to "blog".

I've modified the directory name in the .htaccess file. I didn't change anything in the _config_local.inc.php file since the database user will remain the same.

All permissions are the same.

Should I change the paths in Admin before I change the folder name?

You can safely change the path names in Admin after you renamed the directory.

Regards,
Garvin

Oh if only it were that simple.

I've changed the directory name.

I've changed the path in .htaccess.

I type in www.mydomain.com/blog/ or www.mydomain.com/blog/index.php

I get the following error: Warning: Smarty error: unable to read resource: "" in /home/content/l/d/w/ldw300k/html/blog/bundled-libs/Smarty/libs/Smarty.class.php on line 1088

The FAQ says to edit the serendipity_config_local.inc.php file. What edits should be made?

I've installed php scripts before. Usually, if I want to change a directory, I change the directory name in one or two lines, usually in config.php and I'm in business. Am I missing something?

Thanks again.

You must first immediately access your Admin panel, not the frontend, to change paths.

Open www.mydomain.com/blog/serendipity_admin.php and then change the path settings. After that, your frontend will work again.

Best regards,
Garvin

Thanks!

That was the missing piece of information.

I never knew what the admin URL was because after my web host installation process was complete, I was taken directly to mydomain/serendipity/ .. I had to log in by clicking on Blog Administration.

Thanks for finding that!

Hey, Garvin: if you can get me access to the wiki, I'll make this change in the FAQ.