# How to Change the Document Root Using .htaccess

By default your website is loaded from the *public\_html* folder of your account.  
The *public\_html* directory is also called web root folder or document root folder.  
If you’ve created a test website under a sub-folder and you want it to be displayed when you type your domain name, add the following lines to the *.htaccess* file in the *public\_html* folder:

```
 RewriteEngine on
 RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^domain-name.com$ [NC,OR]
 RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domain-name.com$
 RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !folder/
 RewriteRule (.*) /folder/$1 [L]
```

In the above lines you should replace the following 2 strings:

*domain-name.com* – Type your own domain name  
*folder* – Type the name of the sub-folder which has the test/development website