Sub-domains OR Sub-directories

  • Hello friends,

    I need to configure WPMU.

    I am a beginner, novice, please try to give me simple answers

    It says that I need to drcide weather I want Sub-domains OR Sub-directories

    I can’t tell the difference between the two.

    My websites are affiliate sites, each one with a uniqe domain name, about a different topic.

    Which option should I choose (and why?)

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  • Hi!

    Let’s say your main website (the one you’re turning into a multisite) is called mysite.com.

    A sub-domain setup would mean that any sites you add using multisite would look like this: newsite1.mysite.com

    A sub-directory setup would mean that any sites you add using multisite would look like this: mysite.com/newsite1

    To use sub-domains, your host needs to allow you to have Wildcard DNS records IF you want to be able to create new sites on-demand (you can create new sites manually though). Also, WordPress needs to be installed in your root directory (public_html), not in a sub-directory, on your server.

    Since each of your sites will have their own unique domain name, it would probably make sense to use the sub-domain setup. You can then use a plugin like WPMU Domain Mapping to change the url’s from
    newsite1.mysite.com to newsite1.com.

    Does that help?

    Thread Starter erez_moledet

    (@erez_moledet)

    Yes. It does. Thanks,

    So now I should ask the hosting company (Mochahost) if I am allowed to have Wildcard DNS records ?
    (When I asked them If they support WPMU They said yes)

    Thread Starter erez_moledet

    (@erez_moledet)

    My hosting company (Mochahost says that Wildcard DNS is not supported (at all)

    My websites are affiliate sites, each one with a uniqe domain name, about a different topic.

    What do I do now? can I create WPMU with Sub-directories ?

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