Title: Installed Multisite WordPress 4.2.4 – Getting 404
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Installed Multisite WordPress 4.2.4 – Getting 404

 *  [joshtate2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshtate2001/)
 * (@joshtate2001)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/)
 * I just installed WordPress 4.2.4 with MULTISITE.
    I created a new site and get
   a 404 error. I have been reviewing the post and see people referencening the .
   htaccess file.
 * I do not have this file in the root directory or anywhere.
    It is not present
   at all, but the main site is functioning fine?
 * Any thoughts or ideas as to why the Worpress install did not create this file.
   
   I installed the main site through the Platform Installer 5.0 and enabled the 
   MULTISITE after the fact.

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 *  Thread Starter [joshtate2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshtate2001/)
 * (@joshtate2001)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6421747)
 * Also, need to mention wordpress is installed on a Windows Server 2012 running
   IIS.
 *  Thread Starter [joshtate2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshtate2001/)
 * (@joshtate2001)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6421812)
 * No responses? Any takers?
    Having the same issue as a couple others with the 
   exception of not having the .htaccess file beacause I am running WordPRess on
   IIS platform. Really could use some help though.
 *  Thread Starter [joshtate2001](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshtate2001/)
 * (@joshtate2001)
 * [10 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6421816)
 * My web.config
 * <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
    <configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite
   > <rules> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 1″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^index\.
   php$” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”None” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress
   Rule 2″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$” ignoreCase
   =”false” /> <action type=”Redirect” url=”{R:1}wp-admin/” redirectType=”Permanent”/
   > </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 3″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^”
   ignoreCase=”false” /> <conditions logicalGrouping=”MatchAny”> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}”
   matchType=”IsFile” ignoreCase=”false” /> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}” matchType
   =”IsDirectory” ignoreCase=”false” /> </conditions> <action type=”None” /> </rule
   > <rule name=”WordPress Rule 4″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-
   Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”{R:1}” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 5″ stopProcessing=”true”> <
   match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$” ignoreCase=”false”/
   > <action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:2}” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 6″
   stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”.” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”index.php” /> </rule> <rule name=”HTTP to HTTPS redirect” stopProcessing
   =”true”> <match url=”(.*)” /> <conditions> <add input=”{HTTPS}” pattern=”off”
   ignoreCase=”true” /> </conditions> <action type=”Redirect” redirectType=”Found”
   url=”[https://](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/?output_format=md){
   HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}” /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> <defaultDocument> <files> <add
   value=”index.php” /> </files> </defaultDocument> </system.webServer> </configuration
   >
 *  [MF7913](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mf7913/)
 * (@mf7913)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6422039)
 * Hi
 * I got the same problem … did you find any solution for this ?
 * Regards
 *  [MF7913](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mf7913/)
 * (@mf7913)
 * [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6422040)
 * Hey … This solved it for me 🙂
 * There is an Error in WordPress ReWrite Rules for IIS
 * Correcting WP-Admin 404 Error for Sub Directories for WordPress Network under
   IIS
 * Original rules to add wp-config.php file.
    The Error is marked in **BOLD**. More
   specific – WordPress Rule 4, action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:1}”
 * ?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
    <configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite
   > <rules> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 1″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^index\.
   php$” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”None” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress
   Rule 2″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$” ignoreCase
   =”false” /> <action type=”Redirect” url=”{R:1}wp-admin/” redirectType=”Permanent”/
   > </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 3″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^”
   ignoreCase=”false” /> <conditions logicalGrouping=”MatchAny”> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}”
   matchType=”IsFile” ignoreCase=”false” /> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}” matchType
   =”IsDirectory” ignoreCase=”false” /> </conditions> <action type=”None” /> </rule
   > <rule name=”WordPress Rule 4″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-
   Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”**{R:1}**” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 5″ stopProcessing=”true”
   > <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$” ignoreCase=”false”/
   > <action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:2}” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 6″
   stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”.” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”index.php” /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> </system.webServer> </configuration
   >
 * Change the WordPress Rule 4, action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:1}” to WordPress Rule
   4, action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:2}”
 * <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?>
    <configuration> <system.webServer> <rewrite
   > <rules> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 1″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^index\.
   php$” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”None” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress
   Rule 2″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$” ignoreCase
   =”false” /> <action type=”Redirect” url=”{R:1}wp-admin/” redirectType=”Permanent”/
   > </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 3″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^”
   ignoreCase=”false” /> <conditions logicalGrouping=”MatchAny”> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}”
   matchType=”IsFile” ignoreCase=”false” /> <add input=”{REQUEST_FILENAME}” matchType
   =”IsDirectory” ignoreCase=”false” /> </conditions> <action type=”None” /> </rule
   > <rule name=”WordPress Rule 4″ stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-
   Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*)” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”**{R:2}**” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 5″ stopProcessing=”true”
   > <match url=”^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$” ignoreCase=”false”/
   > <action type=”Rewrite” url=”{R:2}” /> </rule> <rule name=”WordPress Rule 6″
   stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”.” ignoreCase=”false” /> <action type=”Rewrite”
   url=”index.php” /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> </system.webServer> </configuration
   >

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-multisite-wordpress-424-getting-404/#post-6422040)
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