Title: Network Admin linked to wrong folder
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Network Admin linked to wrong folder

 *  Resolved [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * (@liveknut)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/)
 * Hi out there,
 * I installed WP 3.8 and migrated my site [http://www.domain.de](http://www.domain.de)
   with home Directory in $DOMAIN/home/ and with content Directory in $DOMAIN/_wp_content
   to multisite. The blog itself is fine.
 * When logging in as admin and then click to network administration, WP will look
   into $DOMAIN/home/wp-admin/network which is not existant. It is located in $DOMAIN/
   _wp_Content/wp-admin/network.
 * Once I Change manually to that URL I get Access to the admin page but I can’t
   add a new blog there. The entries in the Navigation are not there.
 * The wrong Location of Content also happens if I click onto the WordPress button
   in the upper left corner of the Screen.
 * Who can help?
    Knut

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437267)
 * Did you read [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Multisite](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Multisite)?
 *  Thread Starter [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * (@liveknut)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437295)
 * Thanks a lot for your answer.
 * Problem changed slightly. I forgot to made the directory blogs.dir during the
   migration to multisite. Now it is possible to set up a new blog but ONLY IF I
   CHANGE THE URL which shows to the blog directory and not to the wp Directory (
   see above).
 * Your link is not appropriate for me since I have not changed any locations, neither
   domains, nor servers. It is everything at the same place.
 * Any further ideas?
 *  Thread Starter [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * (@liveknut)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437297)
 * Hmmm… checked also the db table entries in WP options table. Site-URL und Domain-
   URL are set correctly (from my perspective).
 * Regards,
    Knut
 *  Thread Starter [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * (@liveknut)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437300)
 * OK, ich checked several blog entries for this but I didn’t find a solution yet.
   But I recognized that the .htaccess plays an important role.
 * Here the .htaccess in the blog Folder:
    ###########################################################
   protect wpconfig.php <files wp-config.php> Order deny,allow deny from all </files
   >
 * # BEGIN WordPress
 * RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /Knuts-Segel-Touren/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ –[
   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).*) homepages/
   14/d71175075/htdocs/_wp_s6ibl0g/$2 [L] RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)
   $ homepages/14/d71175075/htdocs/_wp_s6ibl0g/$2 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L]
 * # END WordPress
    ###########################################################
 * Here the .htaccess in the wp Folder:
    ############################################################
   protect wpconfig.php <files wp-config.php> Order deny,allow deny from all </files
   >
 * # BEGIN WordPress
 * # END WordPress
    ###########################################################
 * Appreciate any help.
    Regards, Knut
 *  Thread Starter [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * (@liveknut)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437318)
 * OK, found a solution. The issue was in the RewriteRule of .htaccess file in the
   flog Folder (not the WP Folder). It was pretty time consuming to get the regular
   expressions understood 😉
 * Now the .htaccess is as below:
 * If anyone can have a look at the .htaccess and at the remaining questions below,
   that would be great!
 * # BEGIN WordPress
    # /Knuts-Segel-Touren/ ist the blog folder (not the WP folder)
   RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /Knuts-Segel-Touren/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [
   L]
 * # Add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
    RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,
   L]
 * # Do nothing if file or folder is matched
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f[
   OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^ – [L]
 * # Changed $1 into ../_wp_s6ibl0g/ and it works fine. But the reason why network
   is
    # the only one referring to the blog folder /Knuts-Segel-Touren/ is quite
   unclear. RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) ../_wp_s6ibl0g/$1 [L] RewriteRule
   ^(.*\.php)$ wp/$1 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L] # END WordPress
 * Remaining questions:
    1. Why is a trailing slash to /wp-admin necessary? 2. Why
   are the other WP .php files are catched out of the WP Folder ../_wp_s6ibl0g/ 
   and the network .php files not?
 * Within db there is:
    siteurl = [http://www.diemel-net.de/_wp_s6ibl0g](http://www.diemel-net.de/_wp_s6ibl0g)(
   my wp folder) home = [http://www.diemel-net.de/Knuts-Segel-Touren](http://www.diemel-net.de/Knuts-Segel-Touren)(
   my blog folder)
 * 3. Why hasn’t this being set up during the installation routine properly? Did
   I made a mistake??
 * 4. What are the last 2 rules good for?
    RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ wp/$1 [L] (Folder
   wp will not exist) RewriteRule . index.php [L] (all else is linked to index.php?!?)
 * 5. Are there any issues likely when I proceed adding new sites and is there anything
   I should take care of?
 * **Merry Christmas to all of you.**
    LiveKnut

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [LiveKnut](https://wordpress.org/support/users/liveknut/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/network-admin-linked-to-wrong-folder/#post-4437318)
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