Title: Subdirectory multisite NOT Found
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Subdirectory multisite NOT Found

 *  [GerBreOwn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerbreown/)
 * (@gerbreown)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/)
 * I just created a subdirectory multisite & when I** try** to visit that blog I
   get the following error message: “Not Found
 * The requested URL /test was not found on this server.
 * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument
   to handle the request.”
 * Any ideas on why this is happening??? Thought the subdirectory is controlled 
   by the database.
 * Thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [GerBreOwn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerbreown/)
 * (@gerbreown)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648362)
 * It now has started working like it should…
 *  [mikedorey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikedorey/)
 * (@mikedorey)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648377)
 * I still get this issue. What did you do to resolve it?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648388)
 * Usually it’s an .htaccess gaff.
 * I remember you, mikedorey! It’s possible your woes are BECAUSE IIS doesn’t really
   do htaccess the same way.
 * Sadly? I know jack about IIS 🙁 But continue that info in your original post:
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-running-wordpress-on-iiswindows?replies=7](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-running-wordpress-on-iiswindows?replies=7)
 * That’s the best way for it.
 *  Thread Starter [GerBreOwn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerbreown/)
 * (@gerbreown)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648509)
 * Part of my problem solved itself & I can see the subdir blog but when I try to
   go to any of the other dirs under that subdir it can’t find them, i.e. wp-admin
   etc..
 * Also the blog doen’t show up with the themes.
 * This is running on a Linux machine but is as a shared host so don’t know if that
   is part of the problem.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648519)
 * ** GerBreOwn** – Again, normally an .htaccess gaff.
 * What’s in yours?
 *  Thread Starter [GerBreOwn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gerbreown/)
 * (@gerbreown)
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648580)
 * Tech support at my webhost said it has weird stuff in it. Here is what it contains
   that I copied from the Network Install instructions:
    “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]”
 * Any help on what should be in there will be greatly appreciated as I an new to
   Linux & Apache.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648581)
 * Your .htaccess is correct for a SubDirectory install however it sounds like it’s
   not being read.
 * Try putting this on the top (ABOVE the WordPress stuff) of your .htaccess:
 *     ```
       <Directory />
       AllowOverride All
       </Directory>
       ```
   
 * If that fails, tell your host that YES it has ‘weird stuff’ in it, but that’s
   what it’s supposed to have. And for some reason, apache isn’t reading it. They
   should be able to turn on ‘allow override’ to fix that from the server level.
 *  [duckheekim](https://wordpress.org/support/users/duckheekim/)
 * (@duckheekim)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-not-found/#post-1648655)
 * I had the same problem and just solved it.
    I guess that’s mod_rewrite thing.(
   my platform is mac os x) Follow the steps showed in the following link. That’s
   how I figured out the problem.
 * [http://www.deheus.net/petrik/blog/2005/02/11/getting-mod_rewrite-to-work-on-mac-os-x/](http://www.deheus.net/petrik/blog/2005/02/11/getting-mod_rewrite-to-work-on-mac-os-x/)

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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