Title: Subdirectory Multisite Redirect
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Subdirectory Multisite Redirect

 *  Resolved [Anil Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anilmartinvj/)
 * (@anilmartinvj)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/)
 * Hi all,
 * I’m using MU with 5 child sites. Its sub-directory way of MU install. And parent
   is in the root folder. I’ve used domain mapping plugin, for mapping to several
   domains. Started with one on GoDaddy, on a test basis.
 * Went through the Domain Mapping plugin’s documentation and did everything told
   as per the text. But it didn’t clicked. 🙁
 * I think its with DNS part, what went wrong. Also while creating the CName record
   found its not supporting (GoDaddy) sub-directory install, record fields are accepting
   only sub-domain value.
 * So, I’m planning to put one or change one site or is there a way to redirect 
   sub-domain url to sub-directory install, so that when one access site1.parent.
   com should go to original parent.com/site1? And in that way I can give sub-domain
   value in the CName record, in turn map it to [http://www.site1.com](http://www.site1.com)
 * Thoughts?
 * Thanks in advance. 🙂

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/#post-5638083)
 * > I think its with DNS part, what went wrong. Also while creating the CName record
   > found its not supporting (GoDaddy) sub-directory install, record fields are
   > accepting only sub-domain value.
 * You’re doing that wrong.
 * You want [http://www.site1.com](http://www.site1.com) to load the content from
   domain.com/site1 right?
 * Use an A-Record and point [http://www.site1.com](http://www.site1.com) to the
   IP for domain.com
 * That’s all 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Anil Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anilmartinvj/)
 * (@anilmartinvj)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/#post-5638089)
 * Ok. Thanks for the info.
    I’ll try and let you know. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Anil Martin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anilmartinvj/)
 * (@anilmartinvj)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/#post-5638109)
 * Nope.
    It didn’t work.. (What else I’ve to change?) Also, my other doubt.. As
   per your suggestions, I’ve added an A-Record like xx.xxx.xx.xxx (www.site1.com)
   points to xx.xxx.xx.xxa (domain.com/site1) BUT what with my second, third, fourth,
   etc sites [http://www.site2.com](http://www.site2.com) should point to domain.
   com/site2 [http://www.site3.com](http://www.site3.com) should point to domain.
   com/site3 [http://www.site4.com](http://www.site4.com) should point to domain.
   com/site4, since above four are using same IP (multisite) which is xx.xxx.xx.
   xxa ..
 * Is it OK?
    Can’t we have different IPs for child sites? I’ve checked and found
   all using same IP as that of parent’s. Please clarify.
 * Thanks in advance.
    (Apologies for delaying this reply, as I was not working 
   for couple of days)
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/#post-5638115)
 * > As per your suggestions, I’ve added an A-Record like
   >  xx.xxx.xx.xxx (www.site1.
   > com) points to xx.xxx.xx.xxa (domain.com/site1) BUT what with my second, third,
   > fourth, etc sites
 * _Everything_ points to the location of domain.com. NOT site1, domain.com.
 * > Use an A-Record and point [http://www.site1.com](http://www.site1.com) to the
   > IP for domain.com
 * I didn’t say site1, I said domain.com and I meant it. They all point there.
 * > Can’t we have different IPs for child sites?
 * No. Everything runs on domain.com.

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## Tags

 * [CNAME](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cname/)
 * [domain mapping](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/domain-mapping/)
 * [godaddy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/godaddy/)
 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)
 * [subdirectory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdirectory/)
 * [subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdomain/)

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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subdirectory-multisite-redirect/#post-5638115)
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