How do I change the name of my ‘system’ directory?
Problem: You want to change the name of your “system” directory that holds the EE files.
Solution: If you decide that you want to change the name of your “system” directory after EE is already installed:
- FTP to your site/account and change the system/ directory name to whatever you like.
- In the newly renamed directory, open the config.php file for editing and update the setting for the Control Panel location; change it to use the new name.
$conf['cp_url'] = "http://www.example.com/newsystemname/index.php";
$conf['system_folder'] = "newsystemname";
- In the path.php file in your main public site directory open it and update the name for the system directory. (If you’re running other “path.php” files you’ll need to update those, too.)
Note- if you are saving templates as text files, you will likely need to edit the path to the template folder in ‘Templates- Global Template Preferences’.
