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How do I use 1-click installer to setup Dolphin directly in www folder?

When you use 1-click installer, you must install Dolphin in a subdirectory like /public_html/dolphin/ , but you cannot install it directly under www root folder of /public_html/ (that's the limitation of 1-click installer). So, here are two tricks to overcome this limitation (choose one).

Trick #1
This is the easiest & quickest trick of all. You simply need to auto-redirect http://www.your-domain.com to http://www.your-domain.com/dolphin/. Here's how to do this...

Step-1: Using Notepad, create a new file on your local computer with name index.php
Step-2: Enter the following one line (highlighted in Yellow) in your new index.php file. Remember to change the URL in the following line, so that it matches with your Dolphin URL:

<?php header('Location: http://www.my-domain.com/dolphin/') ;?>

Step-3: Save the file index.php and close your Notepad.
Step-4: Upload index.php to your hosting account, so that it is located directly under /public_html/ folder.
Step-5: You are done! Now try browsing http://www.your-domain.com and you will be automatically re-directed to your Dolphin folder!

Trick #2
This method moves the entire file-content of your Dolphin setup from a sub-folder to the main public_html folder. Apart from moving the files, you also need to do some re-configuration. Here are the steps to do so...

2) After the installation fully completes, go to CPanel's File Manager **OR** launch your own FTP Client to connect to your hosting account.

3) Go to folder /public_html/dolphin/.

4) Move ALL the files & folders from /public_html/dolphin/ to /public_html/. For example, the file /public_html/dolphin/index.php will be moved to /public_html/index.php.

5) Open this file for editing: /public_html/ray/modules/global/inc/header.inc.php. Modify the following line...
FROM >>>> include("/home/your_username/public_html/dolphin/inc/header.inc.php");
TO >>>>>>> include("/home/your_username/public_html/inc/header.inc.php");
Save the file.

6) Now, open this file for editing: /public_html/inc/header.inc.php. Modify the following lines...
FROM >>>> $site['url'] = "http://www.your-domain.com/dolphin/";
TO >>>>>>> $site['url'] = "http://www.your-domain.com/";
IMPORTANT: Make sure that you put "www" before your domain name.

FROM >>>> $dir['root'] = "/home/user_name/public_html/dolphin/";
TO >>>>>>> $dir['root'] = "/home/user_name/public_html/";

Save the file.

7) You are done! Just navigate to your main domain name (like http://www.my-domain.com) and enjoy the Dolphin!

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