Multisite: Installed to root – site won't display

  • OK, so I previously installed and configured multisite in a directory on my shared server, and everything seemed to work fine. The child sites came up as sub-directories – mysite.com/test1. I’m now feeling confident and comfortable with the setup process, so I installed a fresh copy to the my root, to take advantage of the sub-domain feature.

    I’ve setup 2 test sub-domain sites without any problems, and I can access their backends without issues. The problem comes when I try to visit these sites, either from SuperAdmin>Sites>Visit or by typing in “test1.domain.com”. In either case I get my webhost’s default landing page, instead of my site. I spent about an hour on the phone with 2 reps. They were both unfamiliar with the nuances of the WP3 multisite setup and they couldn’t figure out what the problem was. Being on a shared server, they do not allow wildcard domains.

    Any ideas on how to get these sites to resolve?

    Thanks in advance for the help.

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  • If there’s no wildcard in place to catch any host (subdomain) people may choose, you’ll need to manually add an individual host (subdomain) DNS CNAME record for each site. Try adding a CNAME record for test1.domain.com – that should fix your test site.

    Thread Starter bubbalou

    (@bubbalou)

    I went into my cpanel and setup the CNAME on the main domain like so:

    Name: test.domain.com
    Type: CNAME
    CNAME: test.domain.com

    Results:
    -When I typed in the subdomain into the url, it returns a “Server not found” message.

    -When I use the “www” prefix with the subdomain, it returns the webhost’s default landing page, as before.

    I contacted the webhost, and the rep checked the setup and said it was OK. Did I overlook something?

    Thanks again for the help!

    I came across a situation, Everything was fine … wordpress 3.0 was installed properly but i was unable to create sub domain for wordpress for example :

    * wordpress.mavendeveloper.com or
    * jobs.mavendeveloper.com or
    * extjs.mavendeveloper.com or
    * iphone.mavendeveloper.com or any other such sub domain under wordpress 3.0

    I searched in forums for help … and followed each and everything like :

    * DNS alias (* )
    * created Network :

    To enable the Network menu item, you must first define multisite in the wp-config.php file.

    Open up wp-config.php and add this line above where it says /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */:

    define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

    * even changed in Database

    But no hope …. after that what i did is :

    * removed/deactivated all the active plugins
    * uploaded twentyTen theme (it comes by default)

    And Yes , After i uploaded twentyTen Theme it worked … i have just removed this theme and has just my custom theme … and that was the solution …..

    Please do Upload TwentyTen theme if u come up with such a problem and you will find it working ….

    If you have any problem in sub-domain issue please write to me …. i have gained a whole lot of experience in sub-domain issue for wpmu wordpress 3.0

    for more info visit https://mavendeveloper.com/2010/08/subdomain-not-working-in-wordpress-muwpmu-or-wordpress-3/

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