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Change the domain name of a Joomla site
This guide explains how to change the URL of your website from the Joomla application installed on your Infomaniak Web Hosting (only if you have installed Joomla via Infomaniak Web Apps).
Prerequisites
- Fully follow the guide to change the domain name of a website
Change Joomla Domain Name
To change the address of a site created with Joomla to another domain name that is already in the same Organization:
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Firefox.
- Click on the ‍ icon at the top right of the interface (or navigate using the left sidebar menu, for example).
- Select Website (within the Web & Domain section).
- Click on the name of the relevant item in the displayed table.
- Click on WordPress & Apps in the left sidebar menu.
- Click on the Configure button for the relevant Joomla application
- Select the desired web address from the dropdown menu under Site URL:
- Click the Save button.
Note: Among the URLs in the dropdown menu, the preview URL allows you to access your Joomla in case the site’s domain name is not yet properly configured to point to your WordPress.
Change Joomla Address or Location
⚠️ These operations break the link between your Joomla and the Infomaniak Web Apps system; you will no longer benefit from its advantages. For additional help contact a partner or submit a request for proposal — also read the role of the hosting provider
To modify the Joomla installation if it was done in a subfolder:
and if this subfolder is visible in the site’s address on every visit:
Here’s how to proceed:
- Connect via FTP (help) and move all Joomla files currently in a subfolder (folder
/primary
in the example below) to the root (in the target website folder): - Delete the now-empty subfolder.
- Edit the
.htaccess
file located at the root of your Joomla structure. - Replace
RewriteBase /primary
withRewriteBase /
- Save the changes.
- Do not uninstall the Joomla Web App but simply stop using it and log in directly to the Joomla management interface via the URL
/administrator