Error message after MU plugin install

  • Hi everyone.
    I’ve been following the instructions on the “Migrating Multiple Blogs into WordPress 3.0 Multisite” and the corresponding “Create A Network” Codex pages.
    I’m at the point of installing the WordPress MU domain mapping plugin… when I installed it, I got this error message:
    “The domain mapping plugin only works if the site is installed in /. This is a limitation of how virtual servers work and is very difficult to work around.”
    It’s not letting me do ANYTHING in my superadmin site!! I can’t uninstall the plugin. I can’t do anything! It just keeps popping up. Plus, I don’t understand the error message.
    Can someone please help??
    Thanks so much,
    Kim

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  • Keep in mind that I’m a complete nOOb, but this is my experience…

    I had this exact problem when I first setup the WPMU (3.01) earlier today – there was nothing I could do as an admin without being stopped by that error.

    Because I was just starting to build on the new WP installation, there was no pertinent information in the DB. So I figured I could wipe the app and DB clean and reinstall it without a serious loss. In an attempt rectify this problem, I reconfigured my domain in cPanel from:

    https://www.domain.com/wp/

    to

    https://wp.domain.com/

    When I reinstalled and reconfigured with the new path, this issue didn’t return.

    I don’t know if you can reconfigure the domain without reinstalling WP, but keep in mind that the Tools | Network code may change with a change in the site URL.

    Thread Starter deliberateKim

    (@deliberatekim)

    Thank you for the advice, Johnny. It’s at least good to know that I’m not the only one.
    I do have a travel blog with a year of precious posts and photos already in my wordpress database, unfortunately. But I DID make a backup of everything before I started, so I’m guessing that reconfiguring my domain will be time consuming, yet totally possible.
    I think I’ll probably wait til morning to see if any web geniuses have further advice or ideas before I act – but if I hear nothing else, I’m happy to have a direction in which to take now!
    Much appreciated – from one newbie to another ??

    Thread Starter deliberateKim

    (@deliberatekim)

    Good news!
    An extremely helpful person from BlueHost removed the plugin from my cPanel File Manager. Now I know how to do that if it happens again.
    Whew! Relief…
    Thanks again, Johnny.

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