WordPress 3.3.1 Network cannot login into subdomain dashboard

You don’t need a plugin to use subdomains. That plugin is for mapping FULL domains ??

The too many redirects problem sounds like the subdomains aren’t set up right. Where are your wildcards pointing to?

Ah! That makes sense ?? There is a wildcard for each domain. both point to the IP address.

I don’t know that … It sounds like you have two installs, one for each domain.

Normally we say to step back and make sure the subdomains (or subfolders) work before you map any domains.

No, just one install under the primary domain. The subdomain was add in the Network Dashboard. I parked it under the primary in cPanel.

And I “think” the sub is working. I can view the site, just not the dashboard.

What’s with the ‘wildcard for each domain’? Are you trying to use domain mapping to run domainone.com and all it’s subsites (foobar.domainone.com etc) AND domaintwo.com out of domaintwo.domainone.com with allow IT to have subdomains?

No, please disregard the second wildcard comment (I deleted the second wildcard). The Primary domain has a wildcard, not the sub domain.

Okay ?? Thanks.

What’s in your .htaccess?

# 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

To verify, subdomain.domain.com is up, but subdomain.domain.com/wp-admin is not.

What about subdomain.domain.com/files?

Actually, the settings look like this:

Site URL: https://subsite.com (Works)
HOME: https://subsite.com (doesn’t work)
Upload Path: wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files
File Upload URL: https://subsite.primarydomain.com/files (NOBLOGREDIRECT kicks in)

*heh* OOkay you did that wrong. You 100% CANNOT do it that way.

You need the plugin to MAP subsite.com to subsite.primary.com

Like I said

You don’t need a plugin to use subdomains. That plugin is for mapping FULL domains ??

Change the site and home URL back to subsite.primary.com, then use the plugin to map it.

Stupid question alert…

I am not using any plugin for mapping. The settings I posted came from My Sites > Network Admin > Site > Site Name > Settings

Does your suggestions still apply?

EDIT: Wait…you’re saying I NEED to use the plugin in this instance…correct?

2nd Edit…I’m trying it now.

KO

Not a stupd question at all ??

A subdomain is “tech.ipstenu.org”

A full domain would be techipstenu.org, which is RUN from tech.ipstenu.org

So to map domains in WP, you first make (and test) the subdomain, then you use the plugin to map the domain to the subdomain ?? You can’t edit the sitename the way you did without, as you found, breaking things.

The terminology is so close it’s easy to mistake.

Success! The subdomain AND the subdomain Dashboard are now accessible. I Network Enabled the MU Domain Mapping Plugin, added the Sunrise bit and set the following:

Added IP Address
Checked Domain Options: 2 & 4

Went to Settings > Domains and added a new domain with the

Site ID: #
Domain: subdomainname.com
Primary: Checked

MAC USERS NOTE: I am running Lion (OSX 10.7) and have been using the “sudo dscacheutil -flushcache” command to clear the DNS unsuccessfully. Use “sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder” instead.

Ipstenu, THANK YOU for hanging in there with me. I couldn’t have done it without you. PM me and let me know how I can send a tasty beverage your way ??

KO