Issues with network install w/ subdirectories

  • Resolved DrCherry

    (@drcherry)


    13 years, 11 months ago

    Having an issue with a new network install. We’re installing to:
    dev.domain.com/blogs2

    The initial install goes fine, then we install the network piece per wp’s instructions and get this error when prompted to log back in:

    Error establishing a database connection

    Then we enable WP_ALLOW_REPAIR and try to repair and get:

    wp_1_posts: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_posts' doesn't exist
wp_1_comments: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_comments' doesn't exist
wp_1_links: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_links' doesn't exist
wp_1_options: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_options' doesn't exist
wp_1_postmeta: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_postmeta' doesn't exist
wp_1_terms: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_terms' doesn't exist
wp_1_term_taxonomy: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_term_taxonomy' doesn't exist
wp_1_term_relationships: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_term_relationships' doesn't exist
wp_1_commentmeta: Table 'weblogs.wp_1_commentmeta' doesn't exist

    I should add that we’re not going for a subdomain install, just a subdirectory install.

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  • You need to check the requirements
    here see if you using a method that will not work for multisite network.
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Create_A_Network

    Thread Starter DrCherry

    (@drcherry)

    Yes, that was guide I used. I checked the requirements before I started.

    Are you saying that I can’t install a networked installation in a subdirectory? If so, the documentation isn’t extremely clear on that point.

    According to that document, these are the cases where it will not work:

    “WordPress address (URL)” is different from “Site address (URL)”.

    Does this preclude subdirectories?

    If your existing WordPress installation has been set up for more than a month, due to issues with existing permalinks. (This problem will be fixed in a future version. See Switching between subdomains and subfolders for more information.)

    this was not the case.

    Thread Starter DrCherry

    (@drcherry)

    I’m finding this link which sort of infers that it’s possible:

    https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/sub-directory-install-setting-up-a-base-directory-for-network-sites?replies=5

    Thread Starter DrCherry

    (@drcherry)

    I resolved this issue myself. I was missing this directive in my wp-config.php

    define('MULTISITE', true);

    I guess it seemed superflous to have both of these directives:

    define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
define('MULTISITE', true);

    Yet both are obviously necessary. Thanks for all the help.

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