Title: Errors when creating a new site with multisite Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Errors when creating a new site with multisite * [scudsy87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scudsy87/) * (@scudsy87) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/) * Hi * I have just setup multisite and when creating a new site via the admin backend I am receiving the following errors. Does anyone no what these are and why I am receiving them? * Warning: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /home/ useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 3435 * Warning: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /home/ useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 3424 * Warning: preg_match() expects parameter 2 to be string, object given in /home/ useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 3435 * Warning: strip_tags() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in /home/ useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 3407 * Warning: strip_tags() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given in /home/ useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/formatting.php on line 3407 * Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string in /home/useraccount/public_html/wp-includes/kses.php on line 1038 * Any help or advice is much appreciated. * Regards Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [stefdn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefdn/) * (@stefdn) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6208894) * Hi, * …and sorry, it’s not an answer but I have the same problem… * – WordPress : 4.2.2 fr – PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.18 / MySql 5.5.43 – on myWP.localhost– SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL = false * When I click “add new site” (I use French version), there is a 403 blank page And tables of new site are not created The only reference to the new site in database is in ‘wp_blogs’ * error.log : `PHP Catchable fatal error: Object of class WP_Error could not be converted to string in /home/.../www/.../wp-includes/kses.php on line 1038, referer: http://myWP.localhost/wp-admin/network/site-new.php` and `Error in database WordPress Table 'maBase.wp01_2_options' doesn't exist for the request SELECT option_value FROM wp01_2_options WHERE option_name = 'blogname' LIMIT 1 by require_once('wp- admin/network/admin.php'), require_once('wp-admin/admin.php'), do_action('admin_init'), call_user_func_array, _wp_admin_bar_init, WP_Admin_Bar->initialize, get_blogs_of_user, get_blog_details, get_option` * some help, please ? (o: * Thread Starter [scudsy87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scudsy87/) * (@scudsy87) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6208896) * Hi [@stefdn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefdn/) * From researching the net I found articles which mentioned the charset used within the database/tables (which should be UTF8) and for some reason mine weren’t correctly configured – I’ve never had this before and I’ve setup loads of WordPress installs on my VPS Server. * What I did was to create another database, ensure that the correct charset was used and started completely from scratch with a clean install. I know it’s not ideal but I couldn’t get it to work any other way and now all is working correctly 🙂 * I hope this help and you manage to sort out your issue. * [stefdn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefdn/) * (@stefdn) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6208900) * Thanks * I tried with a new base encoded in `utf8mb4_general_ci` like tables of WP. I suppose encoding `utf8mb4_general_ci` is the WP’s job ? * But nothing, it’s the same #@!!#arg!!… * [Benjamin Lu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benlumia007/) * (@benlumia007) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6208934) * what kind of hosting providers do you guys have! * [Kimber254](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kimber254/) * (@kimber254) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6209033) * scudsy87: Like you I have install many wordpress multisites in my VPS hosting. I have now install this new version of wordpress four time and check ever setting. Figure I got a ton of DNS errors and now I’m getting to same error as listed above. Anyone figure out how to fix these issues. * [Schuurmudgeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schuurmudgeon/) * (@schuurmudgeon) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6209034) * [@stefdn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stefdn/), I had a similar problem. I think you should really try… * /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */ define(‘DB_CHARSET’,‘ utf8’); * …in your wp-config.php file. ‘utf8mb4_general_ci’ may not be good enough. * [bo.gos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogos-1/) * (@bogos-1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6209041) * I had the same problem as [@scudsy87](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scudsy87/). [@schuurmudgeon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schuurmudgeon/), thanks for your solution. Now everything is ok for me. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Errors when creating a new site with multisite’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/) * [PHP errors](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-errors/) * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 7 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [bo.gos](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bogos-1/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/errors-when-creating-a-new-site-with-multisite/#post-6209041) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics