Title: Multisite Sub-directory Setup
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Multisite Sub-directory Setup

 *  Resolved [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/)
 * I was trying to test the multisite setup on my installation and I came up against
   this issue. Previously while using MU I could install WP at [http://my-url/wp-mu](http://my-url/wp-mu),
   then define individual blogs under this, like [http://my-url/wp-mu/skywalker](http://my-url/wp-mu/skywalker),
   [http://my-url/wp-mu/kenobi](http://my-url/wp-mu/kenobi) etc.
 * On 3.0 b2 I have WP installed in the same manner, at [http://my-url/wp-ms](http://my-url/wp-ms).
   However, when I try to add a site called “skywalker”, it becomes my_url_wp_msskywalker.
   Is this a bug or is this something that I botched during my network setup?
 * Thanks,
    Sayontan

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 *  [justbishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justbishop/)
 * (@justbishop)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1505860)
 * > Giving WordPress Its Own Directory will not work in WordPress 3.0 with multisite
   > enabled. It interferes with the member blog lookup.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
 *  Thread Starter [Sayontan Sinha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sayontan/)
 * (@sayontan)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1505864)
 * Thanks!
 *  [justbishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justbishop/)
 * (@justbishop)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1505865)
 * You’re welcome 🙂 I only knew b/c I was looking up the exact same situation earlier
   today, lol!
 *  [xodigoguy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xodigoguy/)
 * (@xodigoguy)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1506015)
 * justbishop,
 * do you happen to know if the issue is also true using BuddyPress (ie, I am not
   sure what “member blog lookup” means exactly but it certainly sounds like a problem
   with users …)
 * Tks
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1506016)
 * xodigoguy – Doesn’t matter if you have BuddyPress or not.
 * You **cannot** “Give WordPress it’s Own Directory” with MultiSite.
 * Or is that not what you’re asking about?

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Alpha/Beta/RC](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/alphabeta/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-sub-directory-setup/#post-1506016)
 * Status: resolved

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