Title: Multisite problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Multisite problem

 *  [bigdread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigdread/)
 * (@bigdread)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/)
 * First a backup 😉
    For creating a multisite i was using this link: [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-enable-multi-site-option-in-wordpress-3-0/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-enable-multi-site-option-in-wordpress-3-0/)
 * First i made a subdomain with directadmin.
 * then i put this one in the wp-config file:
    define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);
 * I logged in again and saw the configuration start for the multisite.
 * So i made a blogs.dir directory in wp-content and gave it 777 permission.
 * I changed the .htacces file:
 *     ```
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       ```
   
 * and also the wp-config.php. This is what i added above the: That’s all, stop 
   editing! Happy blogging.
 *     ```
       ('WP_DEBUG', false);
   
       define( 'MULTISITE', true );
       define( 'SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true );
       $base = '/';
       define( 'DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'clouddog.eu' );
       define( 'PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/' );
       define( 'SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );
       define( 'BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );
       ```
   
 * I logged in again and it seemed to be working.
    but when i want to go to the 
   dasboard of the fb.clouddog.eu [http://fb.clouddog.eu/wp-login.php](http://fb.clouddog.eu/wp-login.php)
 * I get this error:
 *     ```
       Internal Server Error
   
       The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
   
       Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@clouddog.eu and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
   
       More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
   
       Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
   
       Apache/2 Server at fb.clouddog.eu Port 80
       ```
   
 * When i go look in the fb dir i see that it is empty except for the html file 
   created when i created the subdomain.
    So no wp-admin.php or whatever.
 * When i go look in the blogs.dir. It’s also empty
 * I read somewhere that maybe the apache has to be rebuild but before i as the 
   hoster i want some advice from this community.
 * Thx in advance

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 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223267)
 * > First i made a subdomain with directadmin.
 * Multi doesn’t work in a sub. The main site should be in the root.
 * And why not just use the codex?
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
 *  Thread Starter [bigdread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigdread/)
 * (@bigdread)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223268)
 * The main site is in the root idd.(clouddog.eu
 * The subdomain i made was for the second site. (fb.clouddog.eu)
 *  [Roy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gangleri/)
 * (@gangleri)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223285)
 * You don’t need to make a subdirectory, WP handles this for you. In fact, there
   will be no subdirectory, since the subsites are ‘virtual’. I think your subdomain
   now conflicts with WP. Try deleting it.
 * Btw, please read the link that I gave you do the codex. When I activated my network,
   I only added the ‘multisite true’ line to my wp-config and all the rest (wp-config
   and htaccess) were handled by WP.
 *  Thread Starter [bigdread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigdread/)
 * (@bigdread)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223438)
 * > When I activated my network, I only added the ‘multisite true’ line to my wp-
   > config and all the rest (wp-config and htaccess) were handled by WP.
 * are you sure about this?
 * anyway i’m gonna put a backup back and do it all over again 😉
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223451)
 * Roy – Are you sure? I’m 99% sure you add the multisite true and then WP tells
   you what else to add, but you DO need to add it manually.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223496)
 * The link you added in your first post is not a full tutorial. Please follow the
   codex instructions or these ones:
    [http://wpebooks.com/2010/09/how-to-enable-multisite-in-wordpress/](http://wpebooks.com/2010/09/how-to-enable-multisite-in-wordpress/)
 *  [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223516)
 * [@op](https://wordpress.org/support/users/op/)
    Does your web-host support wildcard
   DNS?
 *  Thread Starter [bigdread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bigdread/)
 * (@bigdread)
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223523)
 * In their forum I found that a wildcard DNS entry is possible but the apache configuration
   that Antagonist (Dutch provider) uses can’t handle wildcard subdomains.
 * @ andrea_r Yes I will do that.
 * @ Ipstenu: Same here. WP tells you what to do but you have to add it manually.
   That was what i descibed in my OP.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223539)
 * > In their forum I found that a wildcard DNS entry is possible but the apache
   > configuration that Antagonist (Dutch provider) uses can’t handle wildcard subdomains.
 * Then you’ll have to map them manually (or use subfolders). Are you using Cpanel
   or Plesk or some other back end managment?

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 9 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problem-1/#post-2223539)
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