Why my wp site always redirecting to the old website path..?

.htaccess is not a problem for that, but be care with security.

I'm searching and I found the solution here: Giving WordPress Its Own Directory

1- Check your index.php (located at 'public_html') and write on: require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/<your-tree-directory>/wp-blog-header.php' ); in your case: require( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/wp-blog-header.php' ); (if your wordpress files are located at 'public_html').

2- Check your DB and go to: -> wp_options (table) -> 'siteurl' and 'home'(entries) and change for your current site URL. In your case: http://www.macil.com.au/

3- .htaccess file (added in 'public_html' and in your tree directory):

# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /test/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /test/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

'test' is the URL that you prefer like: www.mydomain.com/test.

I'm ready to answer any questions!

Hope that helps :)

Did you update the URL in the DB? It sounds like the site still thinks it's running in the old location which usually indicates the DB still has the old path in it.

I highly recommend the Search and Replace tool that Interconnect IT produces. The stable 2.1 version is my preference.

Make sure you remove this script when you have finished. It's an open door for bad actors into your DB.