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Thanks Ipstenu.

Hi Ipstenu,

This is what seemed to be my problem. Correct me if I am wrong anywhere.

Removing WordPress (originally installed with Fanstistico) to do a clean reinstall in root directory public-html. (after backing up)

1. I deleted all the subdomains.

2. I deleted all the folders in public_html

3. In root directory .cpanel/datastore I found the file named “installed_in_root.php”. I deleted the line “$installed_in_root[“domainname”] = 1 ;”

4. I delete the file <domainname|> in .fantasticodata

I deleted the Mysql data base relating to the WP.

Then I reinstalled WordPress.

My main problem was numbers 3 and 4. I am using Fantastico.

I must share this as well. After reloading my primary site, the permalinks didn’t work. [running multisite 4.3.2]

Courtesy of advice from another WP member, I reset the permalinks to “default” and all my links were restored like magic.

I hope this has been a help to my fellow struggling programmingly challenged forum friends. It’s hard for us to admit how little we know.

Since I will clean out the public-html director altogether, I think I should be able to delete the mysql files and all their records.

Thank you Ipstenu,

I have had sites up on html for years and I don’t want to lose those links, but nevertheless I think a clean installation and fresh WP multisite using the same page links is probably the root I should go.

Much less work now than later.

Thank you Ipstenu, I think I must just delete the lot and start again, now a little wiser before I have too many sub-domains and admin to worry about.