Do I need Multisite to create two installations of WordPress on the same domain?

  • Resolved charles_i

    (@charles_i)


    10 years, 11 months ago

    I have a client who has a live website on a single domain. They want a new site design but the changes are so massive I can’t work with the current installation. So I propose to create a new installation on a subfolder (NOT subdomain) so I can eventually remove the original installation and make the subfolder one live on the root level (which is easy to do). Using the same database would be a benefit but is not a necessity.

    Can I just use .htaccess files to install the second WP and have it work independently? I don’t actually need a Network for this.

    Can someone give me specific CURRENT instructions? There are a lot of old posts about this. Most of the ones I’ve read are either inconclusive or the solutions given didn’t work, but they are years old.

    Thanks
    Charles

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  • Moderator cubecolour

    (@numeeja)

    You don’t need to setup a netwok for this, or touch the existing site’s .htaccess (usually).

    Download WordPress from https://www.ads-software.com/download/, unzip it, rename the folder to something appropriate like ‘newsite’ and upload it to the hosting at the same level as the site files for the existing site.

    Then create a new database in the hosting control panel and edit the wp-config-sample.php to connect to the new db & put in the other required settings. Save &rename it to wp-config.php. Install as normal by going to domain.com/newsite.

    Thread Starter charles_i

    (@charles_i)

    Thanks. I’ve tried that but the problem is I can’t go to here:

    newsite/wp-admin/install.php

    or here:

    newsite/wp-login.php

    because the root WP site takes over and just displays a 404 page.

    Moderator cubecolour

    (@numeeja)

    What is the actual domain? & What is the name of the new subfolder?

    You may have a security plugin installed or other measures in place on the original site preventing access.

    Can you setup a subdomain in your hosting control panel pointing to your newsite folder? if so can you install then at the subdomain address?

    charles_i –
    You must have some configuration issue that is causing problems for the second (sub)site.

    I have been able to configure two WP multisites on the same server. I put one at the root and another on a sub-directory. I have no problems accessing the second site.

    Thread Starter charles_i

    (@charles_i)

    Thanks guys. The server is Bluehost hosting and it must have been some strange configuration error because I was getting the 404 page from the root site when I tried it multiple times over the last few days, but when I went back today it suddenly worked. I now have 2 installations of WordPress running on the same site – very cool.

    Charles

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