iPage host, WordPress Install, on 2 diff domains

  • I performed the one click install of WP which worked great, the problem was that all the sites point to the same domain. When I tried to install it a second time on the other domain, it overwrote all the other sites. It seems iPage does not allow a install of Wp on each domain, in which I had 3. I lost my site, even though the instructions in their knowledgebase which are not accurate say to install that way with out a note about multiple instances of installing the CMS. I have researched a few ways to correct it but I am wondering what is the best way.

    1. Get a new host
    2. Install on the directory and point the domain there, which has me struggling.
    or ???

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  • I dont understand which sites point to the only one domain ? ( have you put any redirection to all the sites ? )
    Additionally if you have installed a wordpress on one domain you will not be abel to install it on the same domian unless you un install the already installed version .

    If you want to install wordpress on multiple locations (folders) or multiple domains (locations) on the same server i dont think any host object on it or would deny on it !

    As you said you tried to install and it over wrote the sites may be you are defining the domain name correctly or not defining the unique folder name correctly while installing wordpress

    Additionally please refer this while you create any topics Using wordpress forums

    Thread Starter cat65

    (@cat65)

    Yes, one subdomain I deleted because the information was all the same. So now what I have is:
    christinesibley.com/christinesibley (they said I could only add a second instance with a subdirectory) but now my website does not work at christinesibley.com

    and I have catlibrarian.com and thecatlibrarian.com and christinesibley.com that are all pointing to the same thing, I did not change any pointers, this is their default set up at my host ipage.

    christinesibley.com/christinesibley is separate because of the directory.

    Is it better to install WP in a subdirectory by one-click install and then point to it somehow? Or is it okay to have the it installed in the root?

    Please make sure you remove all the redirections first .
    After it is done when you install wordpress with your host. use the one click installer.
    and while you install it under the domain name sections please select the domain correctly and then also select the correct folder name properly .
    Example :- ABC.com

    so if you want to install it on a ABC.com do not write any thing in the folder name option .

    if you wish to install it inside a folder name write the folder that does not exists in the File system ! .

    Wordpress installed in any root directory or any subdomian or any folder of any domain or any subdomain works fine .

    Also as you said https://www.christinesibley.com redirects to https://thecatlibrarian.com may be there is a redirect you could check it from your host . There is some problem from the host side !

    Thread Starter cat65

    (@cat65)

    Thank you, I agree there is a problem from the Host. It does not allow the option that you speak of, unless I use FTP which I do not know well enough to get it to the right folder, but one click install does not work for selecting the folder to install, it only allows to create a directory at install with the one-click.

    I will need to call the Host support again and see if I can get help. In the meanwhile I can work on the sites until I can get them directed correctly.

    : ) Cat65

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