Title: wordpress multisite not working Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # wordpress multisite not working * Resolved [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/) * have installed wordpress multisite locally. i have referred the wp ebook from wpmu tutorials and enabled multisite, after creating the site i get the parent site and able to login. I am able to create additional sites, but i get the error. * eg: [http://localhost/wordpress](http://localhost/wordpress) – this works OK eg: [http://localhost/wordpress/myname](http://localhost/wordpress/myname) – gives an error as “url not found” * have tried on 2 different operating systems ( linux-ubuntu and windows 2008 r2 where am i wrong ? Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263248) * Do pretty permalinks work on the parent site? * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263256) * no the permalinks are not working * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263276) * There we go. You don’t have mod_rewrite setup (so your .htaccess isn’t being read). * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263281) * how do i do tht am very new to this * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263287) * my .htaccess * RewriteEngine On * RewriteBase / RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond%{ REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] * RewriteBase /wordpress/ 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).*) $1 [L] RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L] * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263289) * also not able to open samplepage on localhost/wordpress * widout pretty permalinks * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263296) * First, when the directions say replace, what they mean is replace. * ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /wordpress/ RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [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] ``` * If that isn’t work, and you’re using MAMP or LAMP or something similar, you need to figure out how to turn on mod_rewrite locally. * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263303) * i had put the original text thn read some whr b4 coming here had added those lines have removed those lines and pasted the original one * still i get only main page on my master site, even normal permalink are giving error for sample page * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263313) * > If that isn’t work, and you’re using MAMP or LAMP or something similar, you > need to figure out how to turn on mod_rewrite locally. * You don’t have mod_rewrite on. This means your .htaccess, which is what magically makes pretty permalinks work, isn’t working at all, and your site won’t work. * [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/) * (@andrea_r) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263315) * As Ipstenu has stated twice already – at this point it matters little what is in the htaccess file as your server is not even reading it. * Set up mod_rewrite in Apache. * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263318) * Hey * I figured out a way to enable mod rewrite on my lamp server and viola all working thanks for your support * Thread Starter [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * (@hibha) * [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263395) * i forgot to mark this as solved Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘wordpress multisite not working’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 12 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [hibha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hibha/) * Last activity: [14 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-not-working/#post-2263395) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics