Title: Multisite problems with subdomain install
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Multisite problems with subdomain install

 *  Resolved [babilonia07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babilonia07/)
 * (@babilonia07)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/)
 * I check the security, firewall and others, and i generated a wildcard-subdomain,
   for the multisite, but i cannot put anysite for the redirection, always the .
   htaccess set the redirection to “www.example.com/\,”
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653478)
 * Hi can you confirm if the redirection is coming from this plugin?
 *  Thread Starter [babilonia07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babilonia07/)
 * (@babilonia07)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653537)
 * If i disabled the plugin and restored the old .htaccess the multisite and the
   subdomain install working well…
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653647)
 * In the above comment are you saying that disabling this plugin fixes your issue?
 *  Thread Starter [babilonia07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babilonia07/)
 * (@babilonia07)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653700)
 * Nop, in the above i said that the unique solution is disabled the plugin for 
   use the multisite with the subdomain install…
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653706)
 * Hi, can you check the log files? Lets hope they reveal something related to your
   issue.
 *  Thread Starter [babilonia07](https://wordpress.org/support/users/babilonia07/)
 * (@babilonia07)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653707)
 * the problem is too many redirects, i need the redirects for use the multisite
   with subdomain install.
    I have this in the .htaccess, if i ut down one rule,
   another have the issue.
 * # BEGIN All In One WP Security
    #AIOWPS_BLOCK_WP_FILE_ACCESS_START <Files license.
   txt> order allow,deny deny from all </files> <Files wp-config-sample.php> order
   allow,deny deny from all </Files> <Files readme.html> order allow,deny deny from
   all </Files> #AIOWPS_BLOCK_WP_FILE_ACCESS_END #AIOWPS_BASIC_HTACCESS_RULES_START
   <Files .htaccess> order allow,deny deny from all </Files> ServerSignature Off
   LimitRequestBody 10240000 <Files wp-config.php> order allow,deny deny from all
   </Files> #AIOWPS_BASIC_HTACCESS_RULES_END #AIOWPS_PINGBACK_HTACCESS_RULES_START
   <Files xmlrpc.php> order deny,allow deny from all </Files> #AIOWPS_PINGBACK_HTACCESS_RULES_END#
   AIOWPS_DEBUG_LOG_BLOCK_HTACCESS_RULES_START <Files debug.log> order deny,allow
   deny from all </Files> #AIOWPS_DEBUG_LOG_BLOCK_HTACCESS_RULES_END #AIOWPS_DISABLE_INDEX_VIEWS_START
   Options -Indexes #AIOWPS_DISABLE_INDEX_VIEWS_END #AIOWPS_DISABLE_TRACE_TRACK_START
   RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^(TRACE|TRACK) RewriteRule .* –[
   F] #AIOWPS_DISABLE_TRACE_TRACK_END #AIOWPS_DENY_BAD_QUERY_STRINGS_START RewriteCond%{
   QUERY_STRING} tag= [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ftp: [NC,OR] RewriteCond%{
   QUERY_STRING} http: [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} https: [NC,OR] RewriteCond%{
   QUERY_STRING} mosConfig [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} ^.*(globals|encode
   |localhost|loopback).* [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\;|’|\”|%22).*(request
   |insert|union|declare|drop) [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ – [F,L] #AIOWPS_DENY_BAD_QUERY_STRINGS_END#
   AIOWPS_ADVANCED_CHAR_STRING_FILTER_START <IfModule mod_alias.c> RedirectMatch
   403 \, RedirectMatch 403 \: RedirectMatch 403 \; RedirectMatch 403 \= RedirectMatch
   403 \@ RedirectMatch 403 \[ RedirectMatch 403 \] RedirectMatch 403 \^ RedirectMatch
   403 \` RedirectMatch 403 \{ RedirectMatch 403 \} RedirectMatch 403 \~ RedirectMatch
   403 \” RedirectMatch 403 \$ RedirectMatch 403 \< RedirectMatch 403 \> RedirectMatch
   403 \| RedirectMatch 403 \.\. RedirectMatch 403 \%0 RedirectMatch 403 \%A RedirectMatch
   403 \%B RedirectMatch 403 \%C RedirectMatch 403 \%D RedirectMatch 403 \%E RedirectMatch
   403 \%F RedirectMatch 403 \%22 RedirectMatch 403 \%27 RedirectMatch 403 \%28 
   RedirectMatch 403 \%29 RedirectMatch 403 \%3C RedirectMatch 403 \%3E RedirectMatch
   403 \%3F RedirectMatch 403 \%5B RedirectMatch 403 \%5C RedirectMatch 403 \%5D
   RedirectMatch 403 \%7B RedirectMatch 403 \%7C RedirectMatch 403 \%7D # COMMON
   PATTERNS Redirectmatch 403 \_vpi RedirectMatch 403 \.inc Redirectmatch 403 xAou6
   Redirectmatch 403 db\_name Redirectmatch 403 select\( Redirectmatch 403 convert\(
   Redirectmatch 403 \/query\/ RedirectMatch 403 ImpEvData Redirectmatch 403 \.XMLHTTP
   Redirectmatch 403 proxydeny RedirectMatch 403 function\. Redirectmatch 403 remoteFile
   Redirectmatch 403 servername Redirectmatch 403 \&rptmode\= Redirectmatch 403 
   sys\_cpanel RedirectMatch 403 db\_connect RedirectMatch 403 doeditconfig RedirectMatch
   403 check\_proxy Redirectmatch 403 system\_user Redirectmatch 403 \/\(null\)\/
   Redirectmatch 403 clientrequest Redirectmatch 403 option\_value RedirectMatch
   403 ref\.outcontrol # SPECIFIC EXPLOITS RedirectMatch 403 errors\. RedirectMatch
   403 config\. RedirectMatch 403 include\. RedirectMatch 403 display\. RedirectMatch
   403 register\. Redirectmatch 403 password\. RedirectMatch 403 maincore\. RedirectMatch
   403 authorize\. Redirectmatch 403 macromates\. RedirectMatch 403 head\_auth\.
   RedirectMatch 403 submit\_links\. RedirectMatch 403 change\_action\. Redirectmatch
   403 com\_facileforms\/ RedirectMatch 403 admin\_db\_utilities\. RedirectMatch
   403 admin\.webring\.docs\. Redirectmatch 403 Table\/Latest\/index\. </IfModule
   > #AIOWPS_ADVANCED_CHAR_STRING_FILTER_END #AIOWPS_BLOCK_SPAMBOTS_START
 * For example the firs issue is with:
    RedirectMatch 403 \;
 * but if i put down this rule i have this other:
 * Redirectmatch 403 \/query\/
    Or another one…
 * I cannot see anything extrange in the logs…
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653721)
 * Hi the plugin developers will investigate further your issues.
 * Regards
 *  Plugin Contributor [wpsolutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsolutions/)
 * (@wpsolutions)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653724)
 * What happens when you deactivate all firewall rules? Does the issue go away?
   
   Have also tried testing by activating one firewall rule at a time to see which
   one is causing the issue?
 *  Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * (@mbrsolution)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653819)
 * No reply in 4 months. I am marking this thread as resolved.
 * Thank you

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## Tags

 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)
 * [subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdomain/)

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 * Last reply from: [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-problems-with-subdomain-install/#post-6653819)
 * Status: resolved