Too many redirects

Temporarily rename the .htaccess file in the root (this will affect your main site) and see what happens while installing …

Doesn’t look like an iTSec plugin issue …

I think it’s in your own interest to post this topic in a WP forum …

dwinden

I noticed someone else posted a topic this afternoon describing a similar issue.

Please post the entries between:

# BEGIN iThemes Security – Do not modify or remove this line

# END iThemes Security – Do not modify or remove this line

from your .htaccess file and we’ll have a look at it.

dwinden

OK, I have just renamed my .htaccess and saw (as you sad) that my main site does not work well. However I have made fresh install of new site without any problems. After that I started .htaccess again and now both sites work without any problems. I even tried to install new theme and few plugins, and all worked good.

Thanks for your tip.

Now, here comes my .htaccess data from BEGIN to END iThemes Security, with just one change I made on ” # Rules to hide the dashboard” section.

https://pastebin.com/Fn1LLBE6

Here is code, embed code does not work well in post above

https://pastebin.com/Fn1LLBE6

Ok, so that confirms there is some problem with the content of the .htaccess file in the root.

Please post the other content of the .htaccess file as well.

You have not yet updated to the latest iTSec plugin release (4.8) in your main site ?
What iTSec plugin release are you currently using ?

dwinden

This is my complete .htaccess

https://pastebin.com/V4sww5YF

iThemes Security Version 4.8.0

@ivansliskovic

Is it possible that htaccess from root folder have some conflict with this new installation

It’s not a conflict, it’s working fine as expected. It happens with multi-domain hosting plans, where all Addon-Domains and sub-domains folders have their place within the root dorectory/folder.

@dwinden

Ok, so that confirms there is some problem with the content of the .htaccess file in the root.

I don’t think there is a problem with above set of rules on htaccess.

Let us assume, we have a multidomain hosting (shared or similar) with root domain PrimaryDomain.TLD. Now the default directory for this primary domain is root where index.php reside. So, htaccess file will be generated in root. Since htaccess file in root directory which contains rules that restrict install.php (wherever it exist, since htaccess is in root), it will not allow new installations for either Addon or sub-domain.

We have three best possible ways to avoid this.

1. Install PrimaryDomain.TLD in a sub directory like blog, eng, index, home etc. So that all files including index.php and htaccess file will be in that sub-directory. Then primary domain url will be PrimaryDomain.TLD/blog or other. Now no rules from root will restrict addons and sub-domains installations.
2. Install PrimaryDomain.tld as usual, but remove the rules that restricting new installations.
   Or disable the Protect System Files setting in the System Tweaks section on the iTSec plugin Settings which write similar rules on .htaccess in the root directory. After new installations complete, enable the previous option in primary domain.
3. Never try to rename .htaccess file in the primary domain if it has significant traffic. Instead put your site in maintenance mode and change whatever you like in .htaccess. After successful new installations for addon or sub domains, revert whatever changes made in .htaccess file. Next disable maintenanace mode for primary domain

Important Note:
If the first method is implemented, then manually add .htaccess file in root directory. And add essential security rules on htaccess like the following one.

# Rules to disable directory browsing
Options -Indexes

So that directory browsing will be restricted.

Once new installations for either Addon or Sub-domains are over, everything work as normal.

.htaccess file protect the directory in which it resides, and all sub-directories within that directory.

@ivansliskovic
Change the status of this thread to resolved, if your issue is over.

OK, I can close this case.. Thanks