Title: BlueHost VPS Multisite
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# BlueHost VPS Multisite

 *  [msgliniewicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msgliniewicz/)
 * (@msgliniewicz)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bluehost-vps-multisite/)
 * Trying to set up a Multisite “test site” on Bluehost.
 * I am using their VPS
 * I followed EVERY instruction I could find with how to set this up:
 * Installed WP in root directory folder “/”
    Modified WP-Config
 *     ```
       /* Multisite */
       define( 'WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true );
       define('MULTISITE', true);
       define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true);
       define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'bluestr.com');
       define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
       define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
       define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
       ```
   
 * Modified .htaccess
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
       RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
       RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
       RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       ```
   
 * Added Wildcard to DNS (YES, [Bluehost](https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/527) 
   support the wildcard
 * My test site is sitetest.bluestar.com
 * When I try and go to the WP Admin dashboard, I get a 404. If I try and go directly
   to the link, it takes me to the root of my public_html file (currently deactivated)..
 * What am I missing?
 * Thanks

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 *  [returnofvader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/returnofvader/)
 * (@returnofvader)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bluehost-vps-multisite/#post-6857804)
 * msgliniewicz –
    The .htaccess file is a configuration file that allows you to
   control files and folders in the current directory, and all sub-directories. 
   The filename is a shortened name for hypertext access and is supported by most
   servers. I don’t believe it is an issue with your .htaccess file nor Bluehost.
   I looked at the helpdesk article you linked to, and it is correct. The issue 
   at least when I checked was DNS related. I say this because looks like your domain,
   including the main domain and the subdomain are still directing traffic to network
   solutions. I figured this out with the host command. A whois and dig would be
   okay to use as well.
 * #$%:~ vader$ host bluestar.com
    bluestar.com has address 205.178.189.129 bluestar.
   com mail is handled by 10 inbound.bluestar.com.netsolmail.net. #$%:~ vader$ host
   205.178.189.129 129.189.178.205.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer underconstruction.
   networksolutions.com. #$%:~vader$ host [http://www.sitetest.bluestar.com](http://www.sitetest.bluestar.com)
   [http://www.sitetest.bluestar.com](http://www.sitetest.bluestar.com) has address
   205.178.189.129
 * What you should do, you need to change either the A record or the Name Servers
   to correctly point to Bluehost.
 * Check out this article from Bluehost to get help with that [Bluehost Change Name Server in a Whiz. Thanks Vader!](https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/432)
 *  Thread Starter [msgliniewicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msgliniewicz/)
 * (@msgliniewicz)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bluehost-vps-multisite/#post-6857814)
 * Thank you for your in sight, I have a gut feeling its somehow a DNS issue, however,
   I believe that has been resolved:
 *  whois.net, return for bluestr.com
 * Domain Name: BLUESTR.COM
    Registrar: FASTDOMAIN, INC. Sponsoring Registrar IANA
   ID: 1154 Whois Server: whois.fastdomain.com Referral URL: [http://www.fastdomain.com](http://www.fastdomain.com)
   Name Server: NS1.BLUEHOST.COM Name Server: NS2.BLUEHOST.COM
 * ANSWER SECTION:
    sitetest.bluestr.com. 14400 IN A 198.154.229.144 (this is good).
 * If I go here: sitetest.bluestr.com it takes me to root directory and I get a 
   cgi-bin option.
 * Could this have something to do with the wordpress install? I ask as when I try
   to go to wp-admin page, I get a 404, file not found? Its now look likes it trying
   to load WP but does not know where to look?
 * Thanks for the reply!

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [msgliniewicz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/msgliniewicz/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bluehost-vps-multisite/#post-6857814)
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