This video screencast is a quick tutorial for how to set up WordPress 3.0 in multisite mode. The WordPress codex has written instructions if you want to use those as well.
Update the wp-config.php file
You will need to add this line of code to your wp-config.php to make the multisite function accessible:
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true); |
Links
WordPress codex documentation for using multisite:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
How to map top level domains in multisite:
http://verysimple.com/2010/07/09/install-wordpress-3-with-multiple-tlds/
http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/
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Ok, this is resolved now.
What we did was two things in httpd.conf (not sure wich one actually solved it)
1. Changed
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride Fileinfo Options
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
to
Options FollowSymlinks
AllowOverride All
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
2 Changed
# AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
# It can be “All”, “None”, or any combination of the keywords:
# Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
#
# AllowOverride None to
AllowOverride All
Thanks Andrea for getting us on the right track!
It’s helpful. Thanks Devin!
Hans – I had the same problem. Even after creating an .htaccess file. What I didn’t realize was the Windows did not allow the name. I followed the steps in this link, http://www.techpavan.com/2009/01/16/create-htaccess-windows/ to work around this. Now it works. Thanks Devin.
This is a really exciting development!
However I was wondering about different URLs…
For example – my main URL is
shaunbutler.co.uk, and I create a new wordpress site for a client – In wordpress 3.0, am I correct in thinking the URL has to be in the format ofclient.shaunbutler.co.ukorshaunbutler.co.uk/client?If this is the case, how could it be used to create a site with its own base URL, like
clientsite.com?Wordpress 3.0 works perfectly, but I am still missing the way to save different sets of plugins and only having to turn on or off the set, I am missing the ability to quick select the categories, just start typing the name of the category and this is filter for easier selection, I am missing a better image resizing or editing, anyway, I love wordpress.
I tried to install follow the video. When visit the new created mysite, shows error 404 page.
The error mesage is
PHP Warning: chmod() [function.chmod]: No such file or directory in /home/abc/public_html/prepare_removal.php on line 110
How to fix this?
Thanks
hello!
can i use the multisite option even without using a subdomain and just a completely different domain? if yes, how?
thanks
@cisco @Shaun You can read Otto’s post about domain mapping (http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial), which allows you to have multiple domains on the same install.
Thank you for this post and the video. I just want to add as contribution that, after you setup your multisite with wordpress 3, you can go to http://www.YOURSITE.com/wp-signup.php to register a new site if you don’t want to do it inside your control panel as super admin.
http://www.YOURSITE.com/wp-signup.php should also be the link you provide to other to allow them to create new site on your blog.
Again thanks for your post
@Devin – Thanks, this is a handy tutorial :)
Fantastic work mate. That was very easy to follow :) Now time to find a theme that works with the multi user function.
My host will not allow me to put a .htaccess file. Does this mean I cannot use the multi-site option?
I am now running multiple installs of WP 2.9.2 and I would love to get rid of the duplication of the WP code for each of my blogs.
I upgraded from 2.92 to 3.0 and just tried to implement multisite but did not get a network link in the tools menu as advertized.
I double checked that
define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);
is in the wp-config.php
Any suggestions?
Great video! Was able to use this and in 10 minutes converted one of my sites to multi-site.
Well done.
@County
Some people say it is
define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);
others say it is
define(‘WP_ENABLE_MULTISITE’, true);
I did both and that got me the multisite links…
Unfortunately I am havig trouble combining it with WPML now, but that is another story…
Thanks for sharing! Great!
Thanks for the tutorial video, it was very helpful figuring out how to get started. I posted up my own experience as well that includes some additional steps for using top level domains http://verysimple.com/2010/07/09/install-wordpress-3-with-multiple-tlds
I cannot see the tutorial video, I look at a Mac with Firefox and/or Safari. Both nothing but a white square. Its a pitty because I was curious about the tutorial.
The video was encoded for YouTube. You’d need flash installed for it to display correctly. Try watching it directly on the YouTube site if you are having troubles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LppTsokFCpM&feature=player_embedded
Thanks, After a while I got it on both browsers. I never had this before, such a long time before the video started, it was maybe busy or it was too hot (in Holland). But anyway, thanks a lot for your support and help.
Hi,
After enabling multisite, would it let me use the same username and password for all my existing users among all the sites ?
Thanks
Thank You very MUCH!!! It really works!!!!
This is all fine and dandy for those that have never used WP and are starting fresh, but what about those that have been using a single WP installation and want to migrate to Mulstisite>?
Same steps. (Backup first :)
Andrea helped me with the issue of having a WP site set up for “more than a month”-and thus not able to do subdirectories.
http://tinyurl.com/2f2dlf2
I have successfully enabled multisite, installed MU Domain Mapping and added a second site mapped to a new domain. Everything is working fine, but I have a question about privacy:
My original site is my business site and the new site is entirely personal, and supposed to be anonymous. However, when you watch the browser’s (firefox) path to the new site while it loads (in the address bar at the bottom), you can see it hit the original site address just before the plugin maps it to the new site domain. Occasionally when the servers are busy you can see “waiting for originalsite.com” before it gets mapped.
Is there any way to keep visitors to the new site from ever seeing the address of the original site?
I don’t have experience with that. Anyone else? Are you sure that none of your images/scripts/etc call files from your other site?
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