Title: multisite install re-login loop Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # multisite install re-login loop * [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/) * I recently followed all the steps in setting up the multisite functionality on my blog. However, after I modify the .htaccess and wp-config files and it tells me to re-login, I get a login loop: I login, it just loops back to needing to login. I visit the blog itself and I get a message about a redirect problem. I have rejigged the files so that I have the blog back, but would love to get the multisite functionality working. Any ideas? * I have tried, just so you know, disabling all my plugins, deleting all my plugins( after backing them up of course). That didn’t seem to help. Viewing 14 replies - 1 through 14 (of 14 total) * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1555982) * Did you clear your cookies and your cache? The setup requires you to login again, so sometimes things need to be flushed. * Thread Starter [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1555987) * Yeah, I flushed everything and even tried different browsers. * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556145) * Got a link to your site? * Thread Starter [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556147) * sure…[http://www.stolteclan.ca](http://www.stolteclan.ca) * however, I have reverted everything so that it’s working as it was before. What else could I do for you? * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556170) * the /blog/ term got stuffed in the permalinks. Which it will do if it lets you pick subfolders. * What host are you on? When you added the stuff to the config & the htaccess, did it have the www in there? (in the past, redirects happened with www & non) * (whooo Toronna!) * Thread Starter [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556182) * so with the permalinks, what should I do? * I am with DreamHost. Yes the www was there. I had to add some define() in the wp-config myself because I futzed something when setting up the network. It initially says, when you first enable multisite in config, that you should ideally have things without “www” and so I changed that in my settings and it kicked me out permanently. So I added the following two lines to my config to fix it, * ``` define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://www.stolteclan.ca'); define('WP_HOME', 'http://www.stolteclan.ca'); ``` * Thread Starter [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556183) * p.s. Toronto rocks…except during the G20 * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556190) * Ah, dreamhost. Have you talked to them? They disable the network from working on their shared accounts. :-/ make sure you have the right accountlevel before we run around in circles. * > p.s. Toronto rocks…except during the G20 * Yeah really. :-/ Peaceful day here on the East coast. * Thread Starter [lyfstank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lyfstank/) * (@lyfstank) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556194) * I haven’t talked directly with them. My friend who set me up with them talks with them. I’ll e-mail him and then let you know. * Thanks! * [TomWeissert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomweissert/) * (@tomweissert) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556207) * Hi, I have a similar problem (looping login after enabling multisite). I think I’m getting close to the problem. Looking at the cookies that are generated, the path included with the login cookie after I enable multisite is different from the one before I enable, so I think the login is working but it is not able to read back the login cookie. * I’m on a windows server with IIS. Here is are the lines I add to my config file for the multisite: * define( ‘MULTISITE’, true ); define( ‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, false ); $base = ‘/ forkingpaths/blogs/’; define( ‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘forkingpaths.net’ ); define(‘ PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/forkingpaths/blogs/’ ); define( ‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 ); define( ‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 ); define( ‘AUTH_SALT’, ‘mbEB5ysi,c?a5] @hcN06pCD|t`}vYlE3;s@zG`K|(+0PDz:O5_r>$13sX2oq3n*c’ ); define( ‘SECURE_AUTH_SALT’,‘ =i= XHzEKM.%CNV{2;dy :HQviWC`bxb|*5>PB5~|c.5e9Sg<^5|Jd.1xqR!V5Nt’ ); define( ‘ LOGGED_IN_SALT’, ‘G4|9@Eb>EiRJ=VO{XVJ!!dHNbXIf2g;1#s,LRao|9^P79P4<(0>S=.P>rA61u2E)’); define( ‘NONCE_SALT’, ‘(wl?$BU%clR<*jlm{;&yvQu|G@H&?,4:B)j[G!GHkv`(`Mw)^xi(6^?} 8BX0bf&0′ ); * before these lines are added, the cookie path is /blogs/ but afterwards, it becomes/ forkingpaths/blogs/ * I tried changing the ‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’ to /blogs/ but then I get a “can’t connect to the database” error. * If it’ll help I can include the httpd.ini file (equiv of .htaccess) * Thanks, Tom * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556208) * > define( ‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘forkingpaths.net’ ); > define( ‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’,‘/ > forkingpaths/blogs/’ ); * You can’t run the network with the WordPress files in one directory, and the main URL showing the TLD. It has to be served from the folder it;s installed in. * See the note here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory) * [TomWeissert](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tomweissert/) * (@tomweissert) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556209) * I’m not sure I understand. the root directory of the domain forkingpaths.net is called /forkingpaths/ The WP3 files are installed in a subdirectory of this root folder called /blogs/ * Thus the address of the blog is forkingpaths.net/blogs/ and before I make the config change, all is well. * What should I do? thanks tom * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556211) * > Thus the address of the blog is forkingpaths.net/blogs/ * But above your define( ‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘forkingpaths.net’ ); is set to something different. * [jay-hughes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jay-hughes/) * (@jay-hughes) * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-install-re-login-loop/#post-1556376) * I’m running into the same issue with trying to set up multi site on my development server. (Windows IIS 7, 2008 mod_rewrite installed) using sub directories. * In the wp-config.php, if I set the ‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’ to false, it loops me through the log in. If I change it to true it allows me to login. * Then I can switch it back and forth whilst logged in… but I get a 404 when creating my sub-directory. * It’s annoying because It would save me alot of time if I could get this going… any advice greatly appreciated. * Jay. 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