Just can't get Multisite to work with Webhost4life

  • GreggF

    (@greggf)


    13 years, 6 months ago

    My head is sore from banging it against the wall. I am attempting to install a multisite WordPress installation. The website is hosted by webhost4life. I have installed WordPress and followed the directions at: http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/
    I have several websites that are in separate folders and using DNS pointers. Everything looks correct. The only thing I am a little stumped on is the DNS pointing potion that webhost4life gives me is either (Home Directory, subdirectory, parked, URL) I tired URL and set it to the primary domain. This just takes me the primary domain. Another article I read said to set it to parked. But then I am just directed to the webhost’s parked page. I feel like there is just one small thing I am missing. Any help would be much appriciated.

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  • Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Did you actually set up multisite under the Network menu?

    Your subject says mutlisite, but your link is to domain mapping – which dpeends on havign multisite set up first.

    If you are trying to map domains from *existing* installs across your web account into one backend…. this isn’t it.

    Thread Starter GreggF

    (@greggf)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Yes multisite is setup. I do have the Super admin menu and I have setup several sites. Then under sites I have the primary domain / and then several additional sites /site1/ , /site2/ , etc. I have my domains hosted at Godaddy and then the dns pointing to my host (webhost4life) These domains were pointed to a folder but now with the mutlisite setup there are no longer any folders to point to. So I am unclear how to get the domain name pointing to the proper /site1/. I do have the mapping plugin installed as instructed. Thanks for the help.

    Thread Starter GreggF

    (@greggf)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Andrea_r, any other ideas?

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    13 years, 6 months ago

    You point the domain (via DNS) to the main URL and then use the plugin to sort it on WPs end, IIRC.

    Thread Starter GreggF

    (@greggf)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    That’s what I thought also. But when I point to the primary domain it just goes to it and no the site. Here is a little video showing the webhost and then the mapping. http://screencast.com/t/6U8geEdxAjvm

    Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    13 years, 6 months ago

    Then your site isn’t the primary domain on that webaccount? That’s probably why.

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