Comments on: Enabling wildcard subdomains http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/ WordPress multisite how to - making sense of the network feature from what was wordpress mu Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-11067 andrea Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:05:34 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-11067 this is the same as my step describing enabling it in your DNS records. in your case, your host has already done the step in Apache. that's why it works. It's not the same on all hosts. this is the same as my step describing enabling it in your DNS records.

in your case, your host has already done the step in Apache. that’s why it works. It’s not the same on all hosts.

]]> By: Pat http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-11057 Pat Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:38:35 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-11057 in your Cpanel go to Subdomains and in the field " Subdomain : " ADD an asterisk then hit the button create. so you should have *.youwebsite.com That's it! in your Cpanel go to Subdomains and in the field ” Subdomain : ” ADD an asterisk
then hit the button create.

so you should have
*.youwebsite.com

That’s it!

]]> By: Brian Bowman http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10797 Brian Bowman Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:30:57 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10797 Hey Andrea, I wrote out a real detailed explanation of my attempts to setup a WP 3.0.1 multiuser install on a local host mac platform - and am attempting to set that up properly so tthat I can use subdomains. I'm ok with manually updating the hosts file when needed. Can you answer the question here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-of-wp-multisite?replies=3#post-1747895 Much thanks. Hey Andrea,

I wrote out a real detailed explanation of my attempts to setup a WP 3.0.1 multiuser install on a local host mac platform – and am attempting to set that up properly so tthat I can use subdomains. I’m ok with manually updating the hosts file when needed. Can you answer the question here: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-installation-of-wp-multisite?replies=3#post-1747895

Much thanks.

]]> By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10548 andrea Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:39:31 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10548 Ask them. :) I'm not being silly, you really need to file a support ticket with them and ask. They will know. Ask them. :) I’m not being silly, you really need to file a support ticket with them and ask. They will know.

]]> By: pain http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10547 pain Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:14:19 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10547 how do i know either my shared hosting support wild card subdomain? how do i know either my shared hosting support wild card subdomain?

]]> By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10544 andrea Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:23:10 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10544 Yep, it's a zoning issue. :) Apache reads them in the order it finds them, so if the wildcard record come first, and then the subdomains.... well, you get sent to the wordpress install. Shuffle it around in the httpd.conf file a bit, put the wildcard last, should sort you right out. Yep, it’s a zoning issue. :) Apache reads them in the order it finds them, so if the wildcard record come first, and then the subdomains…. well, you get sent to the wordpress install.

Shuffle it around in the httpd.conf file a bit, put the wildcard last, should sort you right out.

]]> By: John http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10543 John Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:40:37 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10543 Hi guys, First off, thanks for such a great resource! It's been lots of help so far. Is it possible to have a number of subdomains that are real sites co-existing with a WP3 Network install? I asked my (shared) hosting provider to enable wildcards for my domain but now every subdomain, whether it exists or not, redirects to the wp blog at mydomain.com. I would like to have my blog running on mydomain.com, blog2.mydomain.com etc but also resolve actualsite.mydomain.com without redirecting to the default blog at mydomain.com. In this case I would want this to redirect to the subdirectory "/public_html/actualsite". Is this a httpd.conf/DNS zone issue? Or is mydomain.com now the sole property of my wp blog? Hi guys,

First off, thanks for such a great resource! It’s been lots of help so far.

Is it possible to have a number of subdomains that are real sites co-existing with a WP3 Network install?

I asked my (shared) hosting provider to enable wildcards for my domain but now every subdomain, whether it exists or not, redirects to the wp blog at mydomain.com.

I would like to have my blog running on mydomain.com, blog2.mydomain.com etc but also resolve actualsite.mydomain.com without redirecting to the default blog at mydomain.com. In this case I would want this to redirect to the subdirectory “/public_html/actualsite”.

Is this a httpd.conf/DNS zone issue? Or is mydomain.com now the sole property of my wp blog?

]]> By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10335 andrea Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:14:53 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10335 Possible? Yes, but a lot of work. You'd have to have one host that will give you different IPs for each. Also, it's really a non-issue seo-wise, unless you are doing thousands of links between all the sites. We have quite a few domains all in one install - the SEO is fine on them. It;s no different than hosting your site ion a shared host. (You;d share the IP there with a few hundred other domains). Possible? Yes, but a lot of work. You’d have to have one host that will give you different IPs for each.

Also, it’s really a non-issue seo-wise, unless you are doing thousands of links between all the sites. We have quite a few domains all in one install – the SEO is fine on them. It;s no different than hosting your site ion a shared host. (You;d share the IP there with a few hundred other domains).

]]> By: Ilya http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10331 Ilya Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:30:29 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10331 I installed WPMU and it's working good. But all of my sites have the same IP-address. I'd like that each site has it's own IP-address. I have VPS Hosting (32 IP-addresses, Hostgator). My question: is it possible to have individual IP-address for each site? I installed WPMU and it’s working good. But all of my sites have the same IP-address. I’d like that each site has it’s own IP-address. I have VPS Hosting (32 IP-addresses, Hostgator). My question: is it possible to have individual IP-address for each site?

]]> By: boggy http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-10301 boggy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:12:07 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-10301 I have almost the same problem as Mark. When I try root installation of WPMU, the htaccess file doesn't work. When the installation is in subdir everything is OK. My site is also @godaddy and the technical support there answered me that their share hosting doesn't support wildcard DNS. I have almost the same problem as Mark.

When I try root installation of WPMU, the htaccess file doesn’t work. When the installation is in subdir everything is OK.

My site is also @godaddy and the technical support there answered me that their share hosting doesn’t support wildcard DNS.

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