Title: Subdirectory Multisite problem Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # Subdirectory Multisite problem * [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/) * For some reason, everytime I try to create a new site in my wordpress multisite, I get the 404 Not Found Mesaage. * I created a multisite using the following directions: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network) * It worked perfect, and I was able to get the new dashboard and everything. I double checked to make sure I follow the “Network Setup” instructions under tools and everything. I setup my site to do Sub-directories and everything. The one and only thing that I didn’t pay attention to was the permissions for my /var/ www/wordpress folder. Are the default permissions what is blocking me? What chmod should I set for files and folders? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849278) * Did you update your .htaccess? * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849375) * Yes, I updated everything as ordered. * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849376) * Is there a chat where I can talk to ppl live for wordpress? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849390) * IRC, but just as here, it’s free volunteer based support. * What’s the content of your .htaccess file in /var/www/wordpress * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849392) * my .htaccess file has: * ``` # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /wordpress/ RewriteRule ./wordpress/index.php #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).*) $1 [L] RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L] # END WordPress ``` * And thanks your help and telling me about the IRC :). * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849421) * ``` RewriteBase /wordpress/ RewriteRule ./wordpress/index.php ``` * That should be * ``` RewriteBase /wordpress/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] ``` * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849486) * Even with that chage, it still does not work :-/. I also noticed that my sample page stopped working. Even though I can get in to the administrative dashboard and look at homepage. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849489) * > I also noticed that my sample page stopped working. * What sample page? * Can you provide the real URL for your site? * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849491) * I would prefer not to post it online, since it’s a test site for when the real thing comes. Do you have and e-mail I csn send you the site to, or can I send you a message? * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849492) * I don’t do email support for free. Forums (and IRC) are free 🙂 * So domain.com/wordpress/ works * domain.com/wordpress/wp-admin works * domain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/network/ … works? * domain.com/wordpress/newsite/ doesn’t work * Is that right? * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849494) * I see. Most of what you said is correct. * domain.com/wordpress work domain.com/wordpress/wp-admin works domain.com/wordpress/ samplepage1.php 404 Not Available domani.com/wordpress/subdirectorysite1/ 404 Not Available * What might be the problem? * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849495) * Sorry, that’s not a sample.php, but sample/ * [slaats](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slaats/) * (@slaats) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849496) * I’m having a similar problem. Was bounced off of my hosting and now trying to re-establish. * I can access the admin.php of the main site [http://matthewslaats.com/projects/](http://matthewslaats.com/projects/). * But when I try to access the subdirectorysite ([http://fallkill.matthewslaats.com/projects](http://fallkill.matthewslaats.com/projects)) I get a 404 message. * Am thinking it could be an issue with a dedicated IP address, but not sure. Any ideas? * Super grateful for any help. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849503) * slaats – Make your own topic, please. It’s really hard to try to follow two debugging threads at once 🙂 * monserratem – What happens at domain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/network ? * And have you tried resaving permalinks for domain.com/wordpress/wp-admin/ * Thread Starter [monserratem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/monserratem/) * (@monserratem) * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/#post-2849504) * I get this: * Not Found The requested URL /wp-admin/network was not found on this server. Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu) Server at domain.com Port 80 * What is meant by resaving? I’m a little knew at this, so I am not sure how I would resave (other than just making a page). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Subdirectory Multisite problem’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 24 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-problem/page/2/#post-2849520) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics