Adding New Sites

  • scripto

    (@scripto)


    12 years, 8 months ago

    I am having trouble with some sites I try to add? I am trying to migrate several sites which previously had their own versions of WordPress installed. I back up the xml, back up the /public_html, uninstall the installation through simple scripts, and remove any left over files via FTP. For some reason I have found that when I try to now add these subdomains to my MS installation it will not work? It says new site created, but when I click on visit site, or dashboard, it appears nothing exists at that sub domain?

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 8 months ago

    You have to point the subdomains to the location where the MAIN WP install is located. You probably still have them pointing to their own directories.

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    hmm, I thought you were on to something but just double checked and they were not redirected anywhere in my cpanel.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 8 months ago

    That’s sort of the point 😉 did add them as subdomains? By default, cPanel adds subdomains pointing to /public_html/subdomainname

    That needs to point one UP to just the public folder 😉

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Originally I added a sub folder to the public_html, installed wordpress through simple scripts, and added the domain as an addon. So I uninstalled through scimple scripts, and manually deleted the folder which contained any add on themes, or plugins I added. I unassigned the domain, and still have this issue.

    Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Did you also set up wildcard subdomains?

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Yes, I did. The multisite will work for any new subdomains. For instance if I did not have a previous installation of wordpress installed on the subdomain, I do not have an issue deploying the new sites.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Then your old subdomains are still defined on your server somewhere.

    Are they listed in cpanel’s subdomains?

    Can you look at your htppd.conf file and see them?

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    The problem was in a separate zone file for that subdomain. My hosting provider was able to fix one by one. Thank you for the help. Now the only problem is how to have my domains resolve for both http://www.domain.com, as well as domain.com. Any suggestions?

    Deome

    (@deome)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you, Ipstenu–I’ve been trying to solve the same problem for four days now, and I didn’t realize that my host was pointing each subdomain at its own directory. Changing my subdomains to point to the root solved the problem!

    I only wish this was made clearer in the Create A Network installation guide.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 8 months ago

    Now the only problem is how to have my domains resolve for both http://www.domain.com, as well as domain.com. Any suggestions?

    Using a mapping plugin 🙂

    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/

    Map it twice, once as www once without, and make ONE primary.

    (Deome, glad to help!)

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    I had the mapping plugin installed, but did not know I could map both. Do I make the www. the primary? Can I do this for the main site as well?

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 8 months ago

    I don’t think you can map the main site.

    Make which ever one you want the primary (I’d do non-www personally, but doesn’t matter).

    Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    I only wish this was made clearer in the Create A Network installation guide.

    It tells you to set up wildcard subdomains to the root folder where WordPRess is installed.

    Normally, you do not set up individual subdomains on your server. IF you would like to write this section in the codex, please do so. Your login for this forum works for the codex.

    Thread Starter scripto

    (@scripto)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    My problem was not with the wildcard it was with the hosting company. The subdomains I had set up were for separate previous installations of WP that left some residue I guess… Only think now is the redirect for the primary as the plugin does not support that. I am thinking something in the .htaccess file will do the trick.

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