Comments on: Enabling wildcard subdomains http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/ WordPressMU how to - tips, hints, tricks and explainations for multiple blogs in WordPress Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:07:00 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Danny G Smith http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-7587 Danny G Smith Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:47:49 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-7587 Our dns is provided by a windows domain. I don't speak windows. Would you happen to know how to explain what needs to be done on windows? Our dns is provided by a windows domain. I don’t speak windows. Would you happen to know how to explain what needs to be done on windows?

]]> By: epsi http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-6412 epsi Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:53:05 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-6412 I've had a little problem with DNS, but now it is working on my wpmu.local. For troubleshooting you may take a look at http://forum.linux.or.id/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=20978 This forum using Bahasa Indonesia Language, but the command line output is self explanatory. Hope this help for anyone who experience WPMU+DNS issue. I’ve had a little problem with DNS,
but now it is working on my wpmu.local.

For troubleshooting you may take a look at
http://forum.linux.or.id/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=20978

This forum using Bahasa Indonesia Language,
but the command line output is self explanatory.

Hope this help for anyone who experience WPMU+DNS issue.

]]> By: Remkus http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1371 Remkus Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:32:59 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1371 What about if you want to enable more than one domain on a server using wildcards? Do you need to enter each and every domain.tld in the Apache Virtual host section? What about if you want to enable more than one domain on a server using wildcards? Do you need to enter each and every domain.tld in the Apache Virtual host section?

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1363 Rahul Bansal Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:17:15 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1363 Thanks Andrea. I guess installing BIND locally will be better. For this MU project I am working on, blogs are created automatically with names decided by third party app. Thanks Andrea.
I guess installing BIND locally will be better.
For this MU project I am working on, blogs are created automatically with names decided by third party app.

]]> By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1355 andrea Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:38 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1355 If it's your local windows box, you'll have to put in each subdomain manually. If you want to read up on BIND, the only MU-specific part is "wildcard subdomains". They are used by other applications, not just MU. Process for setting up is exactly the same. If it’s your local windows box, you’ll have to put in each subdomain manually.

If you want to read up on BIND, the only MU-specific part is “wildcard subdomains”. They are used by other applications, not just MU. Process for setting up is exactly the same.

]]> By: Rahul Bansal http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1349 Rahul Bansal Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:10:34 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1349 Hi Andrea, Thanks for nice article. Do you know how to install WPMU in subdomain mode on localhost. Wildcards don't work in /etc/hosts file and nameserver is external to my machine. Can I somehow make this work without installing BIND on my local machine? Or if I can't skip BIND, is there a good resource which explains BIND in WPMU context only. Thanks, -Rahul Hi Andrea,

Thanks for nice article.

Do you know how to install WPMU in subdomain mode on localhost.

Wildcards don’t work in /etc/hosts file and nameserver is external to my machine.

Can I somehow make this work without installing BIND on my local machine?

Or if I can’t skip BIND, is there a good resource which explains BIND in WPMU context only.

Thanks,
-Rahul

]]> By: James D Kirk http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1341 James D Kirk Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:43:29 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1341 And if you're running an Nginx server, you'd use: server { listen 80; server_name domain.com *.domain.com; } Note there are only spaces between the domain name listings. And if you’re running an Nginx server, you’d use:

server {
listen 80;
server_name domain.com *.domain.com;
}

Note there are only spaces between the domain name listings.

]]> By: andrea http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1338 andrea Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:54:21 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1338 Yep. you;re right. :D I was looking at a different screen and added the full domain as it was displayed. YMMV. Yep. you;re right. :D I was looking at a different screen and added the full domain as it was displayed. YMMV.

]]> By: Sean http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/enabling-wildcard-subdomains/#comment-1337 Sean Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:43:59 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/?p=301#comment-1337 *.yourdomain.com or *.yourdomain.com. or just *? At least in BIND, I think that *.yourdomain.com from within the yourdomain.com zonefile will be parsed as *.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com The trailing . will tell BIND that it's not to add the subdomain, and * simply sets a wildcard for the current domain. Sean *.yourdomain.com or *.yourdomain.com. or just *?

At least in BIND, I think that *.yourdomain.com from within the yourdomain.com zonefile will be parsed as *.yourdomain.com.yourdomain.com

The trailing . will tell BIND that it’s not to add the subdomain, and * simply sets a wildcard for the current domain.

Sean

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