ChaosByDesign

Switching to Linux was mentioned to me, but I made the decision at the time to not switch due to one site already being live and not wanting to add in additional downtime unless there was specifically something about running on Windows that was causing issues. Since we’re only running two sites in this case it’s easier to just do two WP installs. However I am keeping all of this in mind when I switch hosts later this year, since I’ll be running multiple sites for my own business.

Well, here’s the thing, I did talk to them at length about the Multisite issues. They were about as clueless about it as I was, and what help they did provide was nothing more than Google searches to find a possible answer (although I’m not knocking them for trying, as WP Multisite is one helluva curveball for them to answer).

Also, I was trying to use a second domain routed to a subfolder, not wildcard subdomains. I could have swore when I initially typed the first post I put subfolders in there.

But if the core problem here is that Multisite configuration doesn’t work on a Windows server, but it does on a Linux server, then again, that info should be in the Codex. Had I known that from the start I would have switched the server OS first thing (and yes it is possible on GoDaddy to do that for no additional cost).

Shouldn’t that info be in the Codex, perhaps under “Debugging a WordPress Network”? Because that is pertinent information that would have saved me from countless hours of banging my head against the desk trying to get this to work.

Can you switch to linux? It’s a LOT easier there.

A lot easier as in subfolder multisite will work on a linux/apache server?
It’s can be done, but it’s not really feasible right now.

GoDaddy uses Apache.

I’m moving my issue to a new thread since it might not get noticed in the back of this one, also, since the set up is a bit different.

Ok so I removed the subfolder, went back and set my .htaccess to match what WP has in the codex for 3.5+ multisite subfolder configs, and I’m still getting 404s when I try to hit the new site. Only difference is now I’m seeing the site in My Sites.

Wow, with all of this chaos surrounding the multisite you’d think the WP gurus would have stepped in by now and said something.

Here’s my deal – fresh 3.5.1 install, GoDaddy hosting (apache on windows os). I try to add a new site using subdomains. If I’m in the Network Admin dashboard > Sites I can see the new site I just added, HOWEVER it doesn’t appear in the My Sites in the top bar, and all I get is a 404 when I try to go to the dashboard. I’ve tried everything in here with the .htaccess and still no success.

Since I can’t seem to find any information on this ANYWHERE, when you add a new subfoldered site, is wordpress supposed to copy anything into that new folder? Or is the folder even supposed to exist at all?