Title: Multisite wp4.1 cannot set sub domain
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Multisite wp4.1 cannot set sub domain

 *  [MajorEasy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majoreasy/)
 * (@majoreasy)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-wp41-cannot-set-sub-domain/)
 * Hi,
 * I installed wp4.1 and clicked to have multisite set up.
 * According to the documentation, I am suppose to set up a wildcard domain…done,
   good. Then I am suppose to go click on sub domain in the network settings. I 
   cannot find the checkbox.
 * Now when I want to set up a new site, it is ‘forcing’ me to use subdirectory…
   have I missed something?
 * The document also says to set this up in the root directory but my install sits
   in the public_html folder…is that the problem? Should I move all the files to
   my root directory?
 * Any help will be very much appreiciated.
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-wp41-cannot-set-sub-domain/#post-5732500)
 * > Now when I want to set up a new site, it is ‘forcing’ me to use subdirectory…
   > have I missed something?
 * Maybe….
 * > The document also says to set this up in the root directory but my install 
   > sits in the public_html folder…is that the problem? Should I move all the files
   > to my root directory?
 * No. But this explains the other issue. WP thinks it’s in a folder.
 * What’s the home/siteURL of your site BEFORE you activated Multisite.
 *  Thread Starter [MajorEasy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majoreasy/)
 * (@majoreasy)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-wp41-cannot-set-sub-domain/#post-5732528)
 * Hi Mika,
 * I installed again and went into the file to change ‘multisite’ from false to 
   true and it seems to work.
 * Please let me know if what I have done is incorrect and will give me problems
   later.
 * So far so good though so I am hopeful that it is sorted.
 * Thanks mate for helping out.
 * Cheers.

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 * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/)
 * [sub-domain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sub-domain/)
 * [WP4.1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp4-1/)

 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [MajorEasy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/majoreasy/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-wp41-cannot-set-sub-domain/#post-5732528)
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