Help with $base URL path in settings.php Since I created my site (long time ago!) I have added content and changed many settings. My URL has always been www.domain.com/'drupalfolder'/(content)

I want to remove the drupal folder from the URL and just have my domain name (www.domain.com/content)

I have moved (manually) all the contents of the drupal folder on the 'public' folder but when I try and log in I get not found page or access denied.
I have tried to clear the caches before and after but still nothing. I had to change the main menu urls manually... I want all the URLs to change automatically!

Am I doing it properly? is there a process I can follow to save me time?

UPDATE: I do not have access to the .htaccess file as only my host has access to it ---- I am using cPanel
All URL will be changed automatically, if u have not provide static URL in it. For further checking what is causing the issue, check your apache log (if your server is Apache2)

cd /var/log/apache2
tail -100 error.log


See the latest error which is showing, or paste it here.