Title: Multisite using subdirectories, one SSL for admin?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Multisite using subdirectories, one SSL for admin?

 *  [drblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drblogger/)
 * (@drblogger)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/)
 * I have assumed that as my blogs are in subdirectories of the root domain, if 
   I have a dedicated IP and SSL for this domain, I can secure all of the associated
   admin areas and maybe logins?
 * I need to check if this is possible, before I pay for hosting services…!!!
 * Thanks in advance!

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 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835392)
 * They are *virtual*. The folders do not exist on the server.
 * One SSL cert does them all in subfolders.
 *  Thread Starter [drblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drblogger/)
 * (@drblogger)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835394)
 * Excellent… thanks…
 * I had learnt earlier they were virtual folders, lol, which explained why I couldnt
   find them as actual subfolders..!!!
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [drblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drblogger/)
 * (@drblogger)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835448)
 * Er.. does pose another q though, how do I upload content?? I wanted to move an
   exisitng wp blog, but obviously cant as theres nowhere to ftp too!!
 * What are the advantages of virtual folders, thet a normal subfolder could not
   offer???
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835454)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content](http://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content)
 *  Thread Starter [drblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drblogger/)
 * (@drblogger)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835506)
 * Im sure when Ive used export/import before, none of the pictures transferred,
   and I had to move them manually…
 * Im really not seeing any benefits of virtual folders… why not simply usea real
   ones???
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835522)
 * there’s a checkbox on the import that says “transfer over all attachments”.
 * those DO have physical folders under the blogs.dir directory.
 *  Thread Starter [drblogger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drblogger/)
 * (@drblogger)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-using-subdirectories-one-ssl-for-admin/#post-1835537)
 * Ahhh.. many thanks again for helping me!!!
 * Now thats a really nifty!….

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