Title: Existing WP multisite with subdirectories: redirection issues
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Existing WP multisite with subdirectories: redirection issues

 *  [pixeline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixeline/)
 * (@pixeline)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-wp-multisite-with-subdirectories-redirection-issues/)
 * Hi!
    Plugins “kind of” works: i can create sub-networks and add or move sites
   to the new network. From the wp-admin side, everything works, unless I move an
   existing site from the original network to the newly created one. When i test,
   either i get a 404 error for the main site, or i do land on the right website
   but no image is found. Either way, the wp-admin for that site is not accessible(
   error “too many redirects”).
 * Perhaps the mistake is in my htaccess? Here is its content:
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       # BEGIN WordPress
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
   
       # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
   
       RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
       RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Thank you for any help you can provide.
    Alex.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/networks-for-wordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/networks-for-wordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Dean](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ddean/)
 * (@ddean)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-wp-multisite-with-subdirectories-redirection-issues/#post-3306318)
 * Hi Alex –
 * Your .htaccess looks fine to me.
 * Did you use the Check Network Settings button before you created your new network?
   Also, can you tell me whether there are any errors if you click the “Verify” 
   link under your new network on the Networks admin page?
 *  Thread Starter [pixeline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixeline/)
 * (@pixeline)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-wp-multisite-with-subdirectories-redirection-issues/#post-3306320)
 * hello David,
 * Yes i used teh “Check network” functionality beforehands, and had no errors.
   
   Verify doesn’t show any error neither.
 * Let me know if you want me to try things.

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 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [pixeline](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pixeline/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/existing-wp-multisite-with-subdirectories-redirection-issues/#post-3306320)
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