Title: Missing Blogs
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Missing Blogs

 *  [Toriea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toriea/)
 * (@toriea)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/)
 * I have installed WordPress and initialized the Multi-site function, using sub-
   domains.
 * I have created 4 blogs already but have come up with a strange problem. I can
   gain access to two of the blogs okay, but two of them seem to have not been created
   properly; the browser either redirects to a 404 page or the basic landing page
   from my hosting provider (JustHost).
 * The only thing that I can think of is that I used to have a WordPress MS install
   on the domain a while ago that went FUBAR’d; the missing blogs were ones I’d 
   had before.
 * Any ideas as to how this issue could be resolved?

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 *  [dgilmour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgilmour/)
 * (@dgilmour)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188197)
 * It sounds like this installation has been told to use a database which was not
   empty, and conflicts are occurring with pre-existing site (blog) names in that
   database.
 * If what you want is a fresh installation, start with an empty database.
 * If you really want to build on that existing site, which doesn’t sound like a
   good idea given its history, follow the upgrade procedure.
 *  Thread Starter [Toriea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toriea/)
 * (@toriea)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188251)
 * This is a completely fresh install, with a brand new and empty database. I had
   deleted the old database when removed WordPress first time round.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188306)
 * Did you remove the .htaccess too?
 *  Thread Starter [Toriea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toriea/)
 * (@toriea)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188310)
 * [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) Yes, I deleted everything;
   as far as I were aware!
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188314)
 * Double check that .htaccess. It’s a hidden file and easy to miss.
 * > but two of them seem to have not been created properly; the browser either 
   > redirects to a 404 page or the basic landing page from my hosting provider (
   > JustHost).
 * Subdomains?
 *  Thread Starter [Toriea](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toriea/)
 * (@toriea)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188327)
 * [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) The only .htaccess file
   that I could see was the one created by this new installation.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188328)
 * Okay, good 🙂 So are these subdomains and, if so, do you have wildcard subdomains
   setup on your server?
 *  [daneglerum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daneglerum/)
 * (@daneglerum)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188330)
 * If you’re getting the JustHost page it sounds like you’ve pointed the subdomains
   at your server but not correctly mapped them and/or created a wildcard subdomain.
 * In cpanel you should create a new subdomain called * and point the root directory
   to your wordpress install.
 *  [grosshat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grosshat/)
 * (@grosshat)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188332)
 * > …the browser either redirects to a 404 page or the basic landing page from 
   > my hosting provider (JustHost).
 * That is quite different. A 404 error means your server receives the request and
   does not find a route to response. A landing page from your hosting provider 
   means there is no DNS configuration for such domain, so the request does not 
   get your server.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 9 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [grosshat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grosshat/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-blogs-1/#post-3188332)
 * Status: not resolved

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