Change main domain in multisite

  • groenewoud

    (@groenewoud)


    4 years, 2 months ago

    Multisite main domain = refhair.nl (site id 1)
    refhair has 5 subdomains.
    goodbeauty.eu is one of them with site id nr. 5
    I need to change goodbeauty to main domain in the multisite.

    define(‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘goodbeauty.eu’);
    define(‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/’);
    define(‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 5);
    define(‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 5);

    When I put the id number in the config file I see that in the wp dashboard goodbeauty has become main domain. But site is not working properly anymore.
    Images are gone, they do not link to the site-id(5) uploads anymore…

    What can I do about this? Anyone?

    Kind regards Richard

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  • Mwale Kalenga

    (@mwalek)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Richard,

    Changing the main domain of the multisite should actually begin in the database *.

    You will need to update at least the following tables and options (shown in parentheses).

    * Remember to create a full backup before editing the database.

      wp_options (siteurl, home)
      wp_site (domain)
      wp_sitemeta (siteurl)
      wp_blogs (domain)

    You would also need to update the wp_options table for each subsite, changing the siteurl and home options.

    NB: Make sure to pay attention to whether the protocol (HTTP) needs to be specified or not. Options in the following tables should not have a protocol specified: wp_site and wp_blogs.

    You can find a detailed guide over here.

    Hope this helps.

    Kind regards,
    Mwale

    Thread Starter groenewoud

    (@groenewoud)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Mwale,

    Thanks for your reply, I already found these things on the internet and changed it but I think I’m still missing something.
    I have already 5 websites active. refhair.nl is active with site-id 1.
    goodbeauty.eu has to become main site and has site id nr 5.

    I thought if I put the id numbers in the config-file would be enough? But images are not following site id number anymore… (broken links) and also formatting is gone…

    define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'goodbeauty.eu');
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 5);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 5);

    If I change everything to goodbeauty in the database I loose refhair website…

    Isn’t there an easier way to switch websites? Or just a trick to repair the broken links …?

    kind Regards,
    Richard

    Mwale Kalenga

    (@mwalek)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hey Richard,

    I think I found a thread that has a solution to your problem.

    You asked about an easier way to do the switch. On the above thread, there is also a suggestion to use the All in one migration plugin. Something like so:

      export new.example.com with ID 5 and
      re-import it into example.com with ID 1

    As always remember to take a backup ;).

    Let me know how it goes.

    Cheers!

    Thread Starter groenewoud

    (@groenewoud)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Mwale,

    Thanks a lot I’m going to try this, I’ll keep you informed!

    Richard

    Thread Starter groenewoud

    (@groenewoud)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hi Mwale,

    I did not use the all in one migration plugin, it was to expensive for this project. At the end I changed ID numbers;
    define(‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1);
    define(‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 5);

    In the end I manually put the missing (link) photos in the root uploads folder and relinked them via the “Media Sync” plugin that worked.

    Mwale Kalenga

    (@mwalek)

    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hey Richard,

    That’s awesome!

    Glad you got it working, and thanks for coming back to share the solution!

    Kind regards.

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