Removing duplicated One-Click Install files

There are several different ways to install WordPress. For example:

• Downloading the files directly from WordPress.org and uploading them to your site
• Using wp-cli via SSH to install directly onto the server
• Using the One-Click Install service in the DreamHost panel

The One-Click Install service in the panel is the easiest option, however, it's important you ensure that WordPress has not already been manually installed into your site's directory using a different installation method. If a WordPress install already exists, the One-Click Install will proceed, but all old files will be appended with a timestamp.

For example, normal WordPress files will look like this:

• index.php
• wp-login.php
• wp-settings.php

If these files already exist and you run the One-Click Install, the newly installed files from the One-Click Install will have a timestamp added. For example:

• index.php.1555975213
• wp-login.php.1555975213
• wp-settings.php.1555975213

The following steps explain how to remove these duplicated files.

1. Log into your server via SSH.
2. Navigate into your website's directory. Change example.com to your website.

   [server]$ cd ~/example.com

3. Run the following command to delete these duplicated files. Just change the timestamp number.

   [server]$ find . -name "*.1555975213" -type f -delete

4. Run ls -la and you'll see all of the duplicated files have been removed.