Title: 3.01 Subdomain problems
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 3.01 Subdomain problems

 *  [frankindelicato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frankindelicato/)
 * (@frankindelicato)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/)
 * Installed a subdomain and the only way I can reach the site is with the path:
   
   [http://meg.iwps.info/megswebsite/](http://meg.iwps.info/megswebsite/)
 * ie. I must include the subdirectory. This seems to defeat the whole point of 
   subdomains. if I use the path [http://meg.iwps.info](http://meg.iwps.info) all
   I get is an “hello world” page. Has anyone experienced this problem or have any
   advice. The setup is on Godaddy and after three days they do not seem able to
   resolve the issue.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634456)
 * Did you install WordPress in the root of that subdomain, or did you install it
   in the `/megswebsite/` directory?
 *  Thread Starter [frankindelicato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frankindelicato/)
 * (@frankindelicato)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634546)
 * James,
    Thank you for your response. I installed it as a folder in the root of
   the wordpress-mu (now version 3.01) directory. Do I need to have the directory
   outside of the wordpress-mu directory?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634547)
 * If you’re running multisite, why not just … Let multisite handle the subdomains?
 *  [batrachoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batrachoid/)
 * (@batrachoid)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634548)
 * It appears that you’ve installed wordpress twice in one domain; once in the root,
   and once again within the first installation. You need to access your subdomain’s
   root and install it there.
 *  Thread Starter [frankindelicato](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frankindelicato/)
 * (@frankindelicato)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634549)
 * ipstenu,
 * I do not understand your question. My understanding is that a separate copy of
   wordpress must be installed for each subdomain. Then you set up multisite to 
   include each subdomain. Is that incorrect?
 * batrachoid,
    Yes, that is what I have. The subdomain directory is inside the 
   root of the main multisite directory. So I need to create a directory outside
   of the multisite root?
 *  [batrachoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batrachoid/)
 * (@batrachoid)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634550)
 * With the latest version of wordpress, only one installation is required to manage
   all of your sites. See [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-subdomain-problems/#post-1634550)
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