Unique WP MU install in sub-directory of primary WP site

  • Resolved demtnman

    (@demtnman)


    11 years, 2 months ago

    My primary domain runs WP (domain.com). I want to install a unique WP install and configure it for MU network in a sub-directory (domain.com/blogs). I installed the WP in the /blogs folder, allowed MU config, but when I go the Network setup in Tools, it is telling me the server will be domain.com. Does this mean that if I follow through with the network setup, the MU install (domain.com/blogs) will point to domain.com? If so, how can I congifure to stay within domain.com/blogs and thus blogs set up in that network to be domain.com/blogs/blog1, domain.com/blogs/blog2, etc?

    Thanks in advance.

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    11 years, 2 months ago

    1) Are you 100% sure you’re in domain.com/blogs/ when you edited the wp-0config to allow Multisite?

    2) Are you 100% sure you’re at domain.com/blogs/wp-admin/

    3) Are there any rules in domain.com’s .htaccess that would mess with that?

    Thread Starter demtnman

    (@demtnman)

    11 years, 2 months ago

    This is the code in the wp-config.php file in /blogs directory:

    define('WP_DEBUG', false);

/* Multisite */
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

    This is the code in the htaccess of domain.com main primary directory:

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

# END WordPress

    And this is code in .htaccess of /blogs directory:

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

# END WordPress

    And this is the test on Tools > Network Setup of domain.com/blogs/wp-admin:

    Sub-directory Install Because your install is in a directory, the sites in your WordPress network must use sub-directories.

    Server Address The internet address of your network will be domain.com.

    Thanks for help.

    Thread Starter demtnman

    (@demtnman)

    11 years, 2 months ago

    I made the leap of faith and clicked to activate the configuration, which lead me to the next page, which had me add the final code to htaccessand wp-config. It appears to be all set. Thanks, sorry for trouble. Feel free to delete thread if desired.

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