Title: Multisite Subdomain showing Error 403 Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Multisite Subdomain showing Error 403 * Resolved [singha-cz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singha-cz/) * (@singha-cz) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/) * Hi guys, I’m setting up a **network around qt.cz**. The aim is to have one primary site (qt.cz) and two subdomains (raimondi.qt.cz and porolit.qt.cz) with different/ independent content. * I’ve successfully gone through the whole process of WP multisite setup. I have created my subdomains and added a wildcard record into my qt.cz DNS, pointing to the qt.cz server IP address. * When trying to access the subdomains (directly), I’m getting a 403 error. * _Not sure, if this is important at this point, but I’ll state it anyway: I have done some domain mapping (WP MU domain mapping) to facilitate redirects from different aliases. E.g. raimondi-rls.cz is an alias to qt.cz and should (according to my domain mapping) redirect to raimondi.qt.cz. See screenshots below. * Any ideas why I keep getting the 403 error (or where I might have missed something)? * Screenshots: [domains](http://qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg) [domain mapping configuration](http://qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0001_domain_mapping_conf.jpg) [error 403](http://qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0000_error403.jpg) Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/) * (@bethannon1) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893340) * The 403 error could be file permissions, so you’ll want to check that, but I would check the .htaccess file first, to make sure that you have the correct redirects set up for subdomain multisite & domain mapping. * Also, multisite “requires _mod\_rewrite _to be loaded on the Apache server, support for it in .htaccess files, and Options FollowSymLinks either already enabled or at least not permanently disabled.” You might need to check with your host that all this is functioning. * Other server/setup info can be found here: [https://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network](https://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network) * It also couldn’t hurt to check the instructions and make sure you didn’t leave anything out–that happens to the best of us! [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network) * Thread Starter [singha-cz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singha-cz/) * (@singha-cz) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893393) * My _.htaccess_ file content is exactly the same as proposed [here ](https://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Network_Administration)( for WP +3.5 sumbdomain install), plus I’ve added the Options +FollowSymLinks directive just to make sure. Didn’t help. * ``` RewriteEngine On Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^ - [L] RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L] RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L] ``` * Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/) * (@bethannon1) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893398) * I took another look at this image: [http://qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg](http://qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg) * The subsites should be showing full subdomains in the list: “raimondi.qt.cz” not just “raimondi”. * Are you sure you followed all the instructions for setup properly? Can you post the sections of your wp-config.php file that you changed for multisite? (don’t post any db name, user or pw’s). * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893400) * No, the subdomains are fine as is. * [http://raimondi.qt.cz/](http://raimondi.qt.cz/) loads for me. * And so does [http://raimondi.qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg](http://raimondi.qt.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg) * raimondi-rls.cz sends me to a FOLDER – [http://qt.cz/raimondi/](http://qt.cz/raimondi/) * So that’s where your issue is. * Just to clarify you can see here more clearly – [http://raimondi-rls.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg](http://raimondi-rls.cz/wp-content/uploads/qt_0002_domains.jpg) * So that tells me that you didn’t set up the domain right, outside of WP. * Thread Starter [singha-cz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/singha-cz/) * (@singha-cz) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893407) * Actually, it just started working yesterday after I’d asked my webhost to **properly set up both subdomains as domain aliases** for qt.cz. * I guess DNS wildcard * record I’ve created wasn’t good enough to make it all work. I don’t fully understand why, but that’s just what it is. * I suspect it might be webhost specific(?) Afer all, their admin panel is a tiny bit unorthodox and slightly harder to navigate in (than what I’m used to). * Anyhow, I sincerely thank you both for your assistance! * [felixrami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felixrami/) * (@felixrami) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893494) * I installed it in the root with subdomains basis. If you go to main site it works. If you go to wp-admin in a subdomain gets 404 Error. it looks as if WP doesn´ t installed in subdomain. * I get the DNS wildcard. It resolves when I type a ping at by instante bannermatik. solomayoristas.net but if you type bannermatik.solomayoristas.net/wp-admin the server is not found. * **I don´t know if it is a WP issue or Server misconfigured issue** * Thanks a lot., felixr * Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/) * (@bethannon1) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893495) * [@felixrami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/felixrami/): per forum guidelines, please create your own new post. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) The topic ‘Multisite Subdomain showing Error 403’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [error 403](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-403/) * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/) * [subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdomain/) * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 7 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/) * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-subdomain-showing-error-403/#post-6893495) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics