Title: WordPress Network
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress Network

 *  [rkichenama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkichenama/)
 * (@rkichenama)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-4/)
 * Before making a network of my WordPress sites, I want to test it out on my local
   box. I have IIS 7 installed on a Windows 7 64bit machine, PHP extenstions installed,
   and both SQL Server 2008 Express and MySql Server 5.5 locally.
 * Using the abstraction plugin to connect WordPress to SQL server, I was able to
   install and get the main site running, but it broke when I attempted the steps
   to establish a network. Specifically, when I went through Tools>Network Setup,
   it failed to provide the code for the next step, showing only that since I installed
   on localhost, I could not use subdomains. Attempting to restart from scratch,
   I fail on the set up phase with either a 500 error or unable to connect to the
   db after step 1.
 * Starting from scratch with MySql, I have the install working and when I go to
   the steps to establish a network, I get the code and make the changes only to,
   upon attempting to re-login to the main site, have a db error failure to connect.
 * My goal is to have a main install that manages the sub sites, plugins, themes,
   etc, through subfolders and, eventually, have domain names pointing to those 
   subfolders for micro sites.
 * I have tried to toubleshoot, but save for a single non-repeated error in the 
   log from the die function from functions.php not being defined, I cannot fathom
   what the problem may be.
 * Any tips on creating a single box WordPress install that uses SQL Server (primary
   goal, however can use MySQL) and extending that into a network to import existing
   stand alone installs?

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-4/#post-2916643)
 * codex: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
 *  Thread Starter [rkichenama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkichenama/)
 * (@rkichenama)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-4/#post-2916648)
 * Thank you t-p, however I am stuck where the whole install breaks at Step 4. I
   have no lines to add to .htaccess, and have added the respective lines to both
   web.config and wp-config.php. WordPress seems to be unable to contact the db 
   server (MySql install) and breaks. Once I remove the edits to web.config and 
   wp-config.php, I have a functioning install again.

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## Tags

 * [Import](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/import/)
 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)
 * [network](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/network/)
 * [sql](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sql/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 2 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [rkichenama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rkichenama/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-network-4/#post-2916648)
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