Subdomain dashboard 404error

HELP!
Using bluehost. *trying* to set up wordpress multisite >subdomain.
this my second *clean* install of wordpress. have researched and tried MANY different things for 1 week! I am not computer language savvy so instructions cannot assume I know the language please! I will ask for clarification!
These are the steps I followed:
2. installed wordpress
2. created wildcard subdomain (bluehost)
3. put multisite code in config file.
4. followed directions in wordpress Tools >network setup
4a. wp-config (relevant) code

define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);

/* Multisite */
define( ‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true ) ;
define(‘MULTISITE’, true);
define(‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, true);
define(‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘llenonline.com’);
define(‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/’);
define(‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1);
define(‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1);

/* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’) )
define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/’);

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once(ABSPATH . ‘wp-settings.php’);

4b. htaccess code:

# Use PHPBETA as default
AddHandler application/x-httpd-phpbeta .php

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

my Main site llenonline.com (and dashboard) works fine.
My subdomain testsite.llenonline.com dashboard gives me the 404 error. when i try to visit the subdomain site it gives me a bluehost/llenonline domain page.
Bluehost said it isn’t them.
any advice/tips to try are appreciated!

• This topic was modified 9 years, 6 months ago by llenonline.