Title: Problem with url/domain mapping
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Problem with url/domain mapping

 *  [benek71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benek71/)
 * (@benek71)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/)
 * Hi,
 * I had the same problem as this guy [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-url-4](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/site-url-4).
   
   Answering his question Andrea said that he made some errors with installation.
   Kharvari wrote: ‘So, I need to install directly into the hosting account and 
   not in a folder’
 * I don’t understand his answer, I followed tutorial when installing and put everything
   into a folder – I created special one on my hosting account (= on my server)i.
   e. public html and put there WP files.
 * My blog works, but I have problems with url and domain.
    What shall I do to put
   my domain into my blog, now I have following address [http://www.myservername/public.html/wordpress](http://www.myservername/public.html/wordpress)?
 * Thank in advance for your answer

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/#post-2082597)
 * If you want WordPress MultiSite to run out of myservername.com then you install
   WordPress in the ROOT of your HTML server.
 * On most server’s it’s a folder called public_html or www. If that’s not yours,
   ask your web host.
 *  Thread Starter [benek71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benek71/)
 * (@benek71)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/#post-2082606)
 * Thanks, now I understand, I will ask my web host tommorow where the folder is.
 *  Thread Starter [benek71](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benek71/)
 * (@benek71)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/#post-2082714)
 * I contacted my web host. They said that type of server I ve got allow to put 
   me WP files in any place on the server. My problem ,according to them, is caused
   by wrong configuration of .htaccess (Mod Rewrite)- they suggested to go to IT
   specialist.
 * I ask kindly for help. Below I put down my .htaacces. What shall I change?
 * Thanks in advance
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
   
       # uploaded files
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
   
       # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
       RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
   
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
       RewriteRule ^ - [L]
       RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
       RewriteRule  ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
       RewriteRule . index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/#post-2082718)
 * >  They said that type of server I ve got allow to put me WP files in any place
   > on the server.
 * That is correct, BUT, you (and they) need to listen to WHAT I said 🙂
 * > If you want **WordPress MultiSite** to run out of **myservername.com** then
   > you install WordPress in the **ROOT** of your HTML server.
 * Okay read that a couple times. That’s not a SERVER requirement, it’s a WordPress
   one. Tell your host. They need to learn that one.
 * > My problem ,according to them, is caused by wrong configuration of .htaccess(
   > Mod Rewrite)- they suggested to go to IT specialist.
 * Yeah, no. That .htaccess is 100% correct for using WordPress MultiSite with subfolders.
   Tell your host that the .htaccess is right, but their SERVER setup isn’t handling
   it correctly, and can they turn on AllowOverride to ALL
 * Give them this link too: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network#Apache_Virtual_Hosts_and_Mod_Rewrite](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network#Apache_Virtual_Hosts_and_Mod_Rewrite)

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-urldomain-mapping/#post-2082718)
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