Before you install
Before installing MU, it is very important to do a few things. The utmost important one is to read the readme.txt file. The installation procedure is not the same as the famous 5 minute Wordpress install; it is quite different. Become familiar with the contents of this file. If at any point you have questions, the best people to ask would be your web host. It is likely if you ask pre-install questions in the forum, most volunteers will tell you to ask your host anyway.
Another step is to decide how you want your blog address to use. If you want subdirectories like http://domain.tld/username/, then you do not need to do anything. Subdomains, addresses in the form of http;//username.domain.tld, are generated virtually and as such, virtual hosts (Vhosts or wildcard domains) have to be enabled on your hosting account. Talk to your webhost if you cannot do this or if you can’t follow the included instructions.
You also need to figure out your intended audience. This will help you customize your site to stand out from the rest and make better decisions regarding what you and your users need for a successfull blogging experience for them, and less work and frustrations for you.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
October 18th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
November 18th, 2007 at 9:02 am
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
[...] “Before you Install” is a helpful post that discusses the potential pitfalls of setting up WPMu on a run-of-the-mill hosting service. Some sound advice here, especially is you are working towards a large community of blogs. [...]
March 13th, 2008 at 8:46 am
hi i have installed wpmu 1.3.3 version,installation run successfully .After creating blog or page ,i have clicked the blog link or page link to view it in the front end it shows not found message please help me to solve this issue?
hi i have installed wpmu 1.3.3 version,installation run successfully .After creating blog or page ,i have clicked the blog link or page link to view it in the front end it shows not found message please help me to solve this issue?
May 17th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I get a blog server error 32601, requested method wp.getUsersBlogs does not exist. I am using subdirectories od and 1.5.1. Anyone know how to get this to work?
I get a blog server error 32601, requested method wp.getUsersBlogs does not exist. I am using subdirectories od and 1.5.1. Anyone know how to get this to work?
May 17th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
My version of php is 5.2.6. Does the wordpress Mu require to have xmlrpc enabled so it gives out a bloglist? Maybe cause the blog.dir folder is empty thats why?
My version of php is 5.2.6. Does the wordpress Mu require to have xmlrpc enabled so it gives out a bloglist? Maybe cause the blog.dir folder is empty thats why?
August 4th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
The question I have is whether to install WordPress MU in the root directory or in a subfolder. I would like to do something like the homepage of Edublogs.
The question I have is whether to install WordPress MU in the root directory or in a subfolder. I would like to do something like the homepage of Edublogs.