problem with multi site

but its just not recoqnizing the subdomain
i get this error when i go to edit my subdomain
Internal Server Error

Turn off the domain mapping plugin for now. You’re not there yet.

An error 500 means you did not set up your server for wildcard subdomains.

Read https://www.designdelineations.com/2011/12/19/enabling-wildcard-subdomain-for-wordpress-multisite-on-bluehost/

Hi Mika

thanks so much for your help i have been going nuts over here trying to figure it all out…

just want to make sure were on the same page im using following plugin on multi site
https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/

however its not in plug in list so i can deactivate so i think my best alternative is remove my ip and uncheck all the option like below

https://screencast.com/t/TrnVYcrO

ok so i did everything that was on that link removed all my previous wildcard attempts

also removed the other subdomain i created …theres a big depate on these forums about add on or parked because of the root…and i have no clue…so i used the park option

i then created a subdomain so lets say md.com is my main domain and od.com is the other domain

i was informed to create subdomain: od.md.com
document root public_html/md.com

in multisite i set the 2nd site as od.md.com
see below screen shot of actual below:
https://screencast.com/t/t2ISfhohtOz

but again i removed it from cpael and followed the rest of those instructions and just added the *.md.com
document root public_html/md.com
as seen actual below:
https://screencast.com/t/D7BEBrq5Z

should i now go back in and create that subdomain or is that not necessary

once again i really appreciate it thank you…

geoff

one last thing at one point i was screwing around with ANAME & CNAME and dont remember what i put in or delted

below is my dns record for my main site njvideohousetours.com

https://screencast.com/t/DHiggy4k7RX

i noticed a bunch of records in there for my otehr site fromrentertohomeowner along with the wildcard

do all those need to be in there or just one if so which one to accomplish
my goal to get fromrentertohomeowner.njvideohousetours.com to work in multisite

ok i am also following issues with multisite i have followed every instruction provided here but still face issues

now i dont know whether i have done something wrong or there seems to be certain restrictions from my HOST cause i had read somewhere that all HOSTs dont support wordpress multisites

so here i go

first step

install wordpress on the domain

second step
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Create_A_Network

done all thats listed on this link, also would like to elaborate the sub domains part a bit

i have chosen sub domains instead of sub directories from multisites installation
hence i have done the following

in cpanel, clicked on sub domain and typed *.<selected the domain from drop down>
added root directory /public_html/<the domain folder>

now my HOST gives only simple DNS zone editor due to which i cannot add a A record for *.<domain name>, however when i do the same for a CNAME it throws a mesg “That name is reserved (already in use).”

that’s about it

so far i haven’t touched domain mapping and this is the result i get
https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/5126/oopsgooglechrome.png

have put the shared ip in domain mapping, also enabled sunrise and placed the sunrise.php in wp-content, still the same result ??

can someone atleast post a successful installation of wordpress 3.4.2 multisite so as we know that its happening flawlessly, most of the articles are almost 2 years old and cant be used as a reference

kamikaze7 – Until wildcard subdomains is fixed, domain mapping will not work. You have to get things working before you map domains. Its like you’re putting on your shoes before your pants ??

Can you create a multisite install with subfolders instead of subdomains?

Ipstenu
in the domain mapping section this is what i have and i have also entered my shared ip in page=dm_admin_page
https://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1871/domainsnetworkadminwordp.png

moreover most places i have read that in cPanel you need to create a subdomain with *.<domain name> pointing to the root folder of the main domain if the host doesn’t allow pointing at public_html, did that already doesnt work.

however in other places i have read that one needs to contact host and request them to add a DNS entry of “A” Record with all the other information like TTL, address of *.<domain address> with IP, already posted a support ticket to the host no reply from their end as yet

Do wildcard subdomains work? Yes or no.

hi mika,

you posted a few months back to this post
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/new-multisite-subdomains-admin-goes-404

i pretty much am in the identical place she was and did those very exact things but its still not working…

boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….

called bluehost and there no help…they pretty much did the same thing they did for her and replace the .dtaceess with _old that just gave me the 404 like she had…

heres my subdomain and wildcard set up
https://screencast.com/t/wAXaksQUUX

i also for lack of nothing else, i could think of, removed the document root of my main domain, in the wildcard, because i noticed in the other forum you commented on it… said just remove the word wildcard and not replace with main html root, like i originally had it…
that didnt work either…

would creating a wildcard for the subdomain, actual domain, inside the dns zone editor do anything? …or am i just reaching for straws at this point…hahahaha

think im bout ready to call it quits i have been at this going on 2 weeks…

i dont know i followed directions to the tee…its probably the most stupid thing…what about the apache code change…sorta my last hope at this point…

@ipstenu like i said it doesn’t work

@gg4775 when installing wp multisite there are two options namely “subdomains” and “subfolders” now based on what options you choose, your .htaccess needs to be modified accordingly the url that you have pasted is a mismatch, the person has uploaded “subfolder’s” .htaccess rules and trying to get subdomains to work

for subdomains your .htacess rules file will look like

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
# uploaded ?les
RewriteRule ^?les/(.+) wp-includes/ms-?les.php??le=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

and for “subfolders” .htaccess rules will be

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
# uploaded ?les
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)??les/(.+) wp-includes/ms-?les.php??le=$2 [L]
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond?%{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond?%{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

@kamikaze7 yup i have subdomain code inside .htaccess provided via copy and paste

which url is a mismatch?

what host are you using if you dont mind me asking?

current subdomain htacess code:

BEGIN WordPress

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

# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

# END WordPress

@mika

i dont know if your interested, but i would gladly pay you for your time
to come on remotly to my computer to see if at least everything is set up correctly so i can know for sure its a bluehost issue and not mine

that would leave me at least knowing i did everything i can b4 i call it quits..i just hate quiting on something w/o knowing for sure where the problem is…

hostwinds hosting unlimited sites package and so far i have been unsuccessful with wp multisite ??

i know this is the most friggin frustrating thing ever…

it sucks bc i purchased a really expensive theme and it allows only one install…

im about ready to throw in the towel and just load a seperate wordpress under the subdomain its just not worth the massive amount of time and energy…

and just make due with some of the free themes…

the problem really isnt the domain mapping inside wordpress multi site its all the hosting and the settings with respect to wildcard,dns or the actual code inside one of the wp files

its so frustrating knowing its most likely one small stupid thing..

it sucks bc i purchased a really expensive theme and it allows only one install…

Double check and ask if they support multisite. If done properly, most premium themes DO without extra costs.

If both of you are having issues setting up multisite out of the box, is the install the MAIN domain attached to your hosting account, o is it an add-on?

the problem really isnt the domain mapping inside wordpress multi site its all the hosting and the settings with respect to wildcard,dns or the actual code inside one of the wp files

its so frustrating knowing its most likely one small stupid thing..

Most likely, yes. There are quite a number of steps to follow and it all assumes you are using the installation on the main domain at the root of your site, and at the root of your hosting account.