Title: [Plugin: WordPress MU Domain Mapping] Install error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WordPress MU Domain Mapping] Install error

 *  [50slespaul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/50slespaul/)
 * (@50slespaul)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-install-error/)
 * I get this error:
 * “The domain mapping plugin only works if the site is installed in /. This is 
   a limitation of how virtual servers work and is very difficult to work around.”
 * but in the changelog as of 0.5 ( [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/changelog/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/changelog/))
   it says your plugin works in a sub directory install.. or “folder” based install
   also saw this thread:
    [http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/15451](http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic/15451)
   that say it Works on folder based installs… by this are you referring to “mydomain.
   com/wordpressinstalledhere”? I have WordPress installed in a sub directory and
   need Domain mapping to work on multisites… this possible?

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 *  Plugin Author [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * (@wpmuguru)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-install-error/#post-2747455)
 * >  it says your plugin works in a sub directory install.
 * That does not refer to where the install is located in your web space. It refers
   to the type of WordPress network you have: subdomain or subdirectory.
 * Domain mapping can only be done when WP is installed in the root but it works
   with both subdomain networks and subdirectory networks.

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 * Last reply from: [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-install-error/#post-2747455)
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