Example of sub folder as root URL at Wordpress - lowb.me

.htaccess

# 1. This .htaccess located in root level
# 2. Wordpress source in '{root}/lowb.me/public'
# 3. Add below in wp-config.php
#      define('WP_HOME','http://lowb.me/lowb.me/public');
#      define('WP_SITEURL','http://lowb.me');
# Ref:
# http://marktyrrell.com/2012/09/installing-wordpress-in-a-subdirectory-running-it-from-the-root-directory/


# Turn on rewrites.
RewriteEngine on

# Don't apply to URLs that go to existing files or folders.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

# Only apply to URLs that aren't already under /lowb.me/public
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/lowb.me/public/

# Rewrite all those to insert /lowb.me/public
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /lowb.me/public/$1

# Redirect the root folder.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?lowb.me$
RewriteRule ^(/)?$ wp/ [L]