Tools > Network Setup option not there

Have you done STEP 1 in the “instructions” you’re following?

That’s what enables the Multisite network setup menu.

I have, however I haven’t uploaded it anywhere as I assumed it meant save the file to my computer for use in a later step. Adding the code to my wp-config.php file is as far as I’ve got. Should I have uploaded it somewhere already?

You are to make the change on your live site.

If you’ve added the code to a wp-config.php file sitting on your computer, then, of course, it cannot have any effect on your live site. It’s like taking out your car’s engine to change some stuff and not putting the engine back into the car ??

You need to upload the file (to the same place you downloaded it from)!

I think the confusion has come from our cPanel being separate from the website in that I access it through our hosting platform, and as I’m not experienced in this sort of thing I didn’t realise that wasn’t the same for everyone. So I’ve downloaded the file from our cPanel file manager and assumed reuploading it would come later in the steps!

How would I edit it on the live site please?

Edit: just seen you said to upload it to the same place I downloaded it from. Thank you, I’ll try that. Is there a particular file type I should be uploading it as? I edited it in Notepad, will that be okay?

• This reply was modified 8 months, 3 weeks ago by thevapourroomltd.
• This reply was modified 8 months, 3 weeks ago by thevapourroomltd.

How would I edit it on the live site please?

What I meant was that the line of code is supposed to change the configuration of the live site. So if you download the configuration file and edit it to add the code… but you don’t upload the edited file back to the live site, you haven’t really changed the configuration of the live site.

That said, for a simple change like this, you can do it directly in the browser using cPanel’s File Manager — without first downloading it to your computer, editing, and re-uploading it.

Sorted, thank you! I didn’t realise I could edit the file directly rather than downloading it first. I now have the Network Setup option. Thanks for your help!