Multisite with simple sub-directories

OK…I followed the instructions for multisite. I have a wordpress installation at the root of my webserver. I do not wish to have a separate install of wordpress in each sub-directory.

weblog.domainname.com/

now I want sub-directories such as:

weblog.domainname.com/site1

weblog.domainname.com/site2

I have network admin activated. I have the site created. All I get when I try to go to a particular subsite is:

404 NOT FOUND!

HELP!

Rich

Thanks everyone, it is always much more frustrating to have something partially functional than simply not work at all!

my .htaccess:

# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]

# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ – [L]
RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

#<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
#RewriteEngine On
#RewriteBase /wordpress/
#RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
#RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
#RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]
#</IfModule>

# END WordPress

my wp-config.php includes these lines:

define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

define( ‘MULTISITE’, true );
define( ‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, false );
$base = ‘/’;
define( ‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘weblog.vr-x.com’ );
define( ‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/’ );
define( ‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 );
define( ‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1 );

/* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’) )
define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/’);

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once(ABSPATH . ‘wp-settings.php’);

I can see multisite network admin. I can add sites.

I have no idea when one is added it does not create any virtual folders, simply shows me the path and a 404 error.

Something basic is amiss.

Am I configuring the new sites correctly??

What is needed to be modified as far as permalinks are concerned?

Thanks,

I promise I will breat! 🙂

Rich

Rich

moon,
I see the rewrite base is /

and a bunch of commented out lines refer to a /wordpress/ directory.

The install is to the webroot (/)

Thanks!

Rich