wordpress 3.1 new install: can't create subblogs

Ha!! solved. NOT a wordpress bug. I am using a dedicated Server, and my server admin had to add this to vhost section in apache config, to force Appache to search for htaccess files.
@praeix, this might also be your solution. Let us know if it is.

<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Allow from all
</Directory>

It’s been 2 days and my issue still exists, so it wasn’t the DNS propagating that was causing the issue…

@andrea_r: I’m currently not using any plugins for domain mapping. I know you’ve suggested that to me before on other forum posts, but I thought all that would need to be done for the domains could be accomplished through the cpanel on my hosting… I’ll give it a shot.

@sortofme: I’m on GoDaddy shared grid hosting and (as far as I know) don’t have access to edit/change anything with httpd.conf or anything of that nature. I do know that they allow you to modify .htaccess, but if the problem is that it’s not properly reading .htaccess, that kind of puts the kibosh on that… I’m not a server guru, can you please explain what those directives mean?

I’m going to try the domain mapping plugin first and see if that works. However, if not, I’ll revisit the configuration stuff to see if there’s something going on in there.

but I thought all that would need to be done for the domains could be accomplished through the cpanel on my hosting… I’ll give it a shot.

no, because internally WordPress needs to know where to go. and on the server side that folders/subdomains are virtual, so you can;t really tell them to go somewhere specific.

I’m immersed in domain mapping all day. I have a handful of sites that are all domain mapped. This is what works.

I suppose now that I think about it, that makes sense. I couldn’t figure out why pointing it to a folder location (that I thought existed physically) wouldn’t work. Which domain mapping plugin do you prefer Andrea?

Thanks!

well considering I sell one, my answer is obviously biased…

but Donncha’s is fine.

@andrea_r: thanks for all your help here. I finally figured it out. Hopefully this might help anyone else looking.

I had already read Otto’s article (https://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/) on this and thought that I followed all the steps verbatim, but I missed the part that said it wouldn’t work if you install the plugin from the plugin menu. You absolutely HAVE to install this manually as it states in the article.

Another article that helped me tremendously was to read this one:
https://gmichaelguy.com/blog/2010/11/28/my-wordpress-3-0-multi-site-domain-mapping-with-godaddy/. Since I’m on GoDaddy shared hosting, this made perfect sense.

Hope that helps somebody else out there and thanks again everybody!

Since I updated to 3.1 my multisite is giving me a funny (well, not really) answer when I try to install another subdomain blog.

After the usual procedure there is a white screen that asks me “Do you really want to do this?” As the only choice for an answer it give me a link labelled “Try again”. That link gets me back to the network admin dashboard but the new blog doesn’t appear.

It says this in my .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

and this in wp-config

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '512M');
define('WP_DEBUG', false);
define( 'MULTISITE', true );
define( 'SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true );
$base = '/';
define( 'DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'www.smmp.de' );
define( 'PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/' );
define( 'SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );
define( 'BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );
define( 'SUNRISE', 'on' );
define( 'WP_POST_REVISIONS', FALSE);
define( 'EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 5 );

Any ideas why I can’t add a new blog?

Andreas – Make a new topic eh? If something is RESOLVED, it means we don’t need to keep tabs on it anymore ??

Start with turning off all your plugins. If that doesn’t help, make your own topic, please and thank you ??

Grmpf. OK.

@ipstenu and @andrea_r I have WP 3.2.1/BuddyPress 1.5.1/Multisite I have been creating sites with no problems from the Network Admin > Sites > Add New, but suddenly today it is happening exactly what was described above:

1. The site appears to be created
2. Try to go to the site and “Error establishing a database connection”
3. The “Visit Site” link points to “https://www.pilarsocial.com/wp-admin/network/sites.php&#8221; instead of “https://www.pilarsocial.com/newsite&#8221;
4. I checked the dbase and it didn′t create the tables
5. Absolutely weird: From the BuddyPress Main site on the front end at https://www.pilarsocial.com/sitios/create DOES WORK!! (it′s transalated to Spanish)

Summary: from the back-end it is not possible (suddenly) to create new sites.

I read this and other topics that say “resolved”, but because I am not programmer I don′t know what is the solution!

Can you help me please?

Thank you, Donald.

I checked my .htaccess files and they had dissappeard!! I tried to create new and they are deleted in a flash!! that is the problem… Is it WordPress or is it the host (DreamHost)

@ipstenu my multisite ad new is not creating the new databases, all the rest is ok (.htaccess, wp-comfig.php, etc.) I created the new .htaccess that disappeard above, but to no avail. DreanHost works perfectly with multisite and haven′t changed any policies. I am lost. The only thing that I can tell you is that on new site creation no new tables are being created…that′s for sure. I saw that you tried to ask this several times above, but no one answered directly. But it is that, no new tables created.

Can you help me please?

donmcint – You too should make a NEW topic.

Guys, come on, a topic is flagged Resolved, that’s a huge hint, innit? I’m closing this.