Installing Wordpress Multi User mu.wordpress.org

[deepsignal]

I am trying to install Wordpress multi user version http://mu.wordpress.org/download/ . It is unclear to me what I need to do next. I uploaded the files, I was able to add the data bases and name the correctly, and fill in the database name and user name on the install screen without any problmes. But on the sign-up page (/wp-signup.php?new=) I am getting a 404 error and I know it is becuase need to follow the reset of these steps. How do these steps apply to HostGator and CPanel?

1. Make sure a line like the following appears in your httpd.conf
LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_rewrite.so

2. In the <Directory> directive of your virtual host, look for this
line
"AllowOverride None"
and change it to
"AllowOverride FileInfo Options"

3. In the <VirtualHost> section of the config file for your host there
will be a line defining the hostname. You need to add the following
if you want virtual hosts to work properly:
"ServerAlias *.domain.tld"
Replace domain.tld with whatever your one is, and remove the quotes.

How/where do I find httpd.conf, the <Directory> directive of my virtual host, and config file for my host?

Here is a thread on the mu.wordpress forum about CPanel, and I did not help (it may be talking about an older version of Wordpress multi user) http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic...=99&replies=13

[Viper1]

Unfortunately, The files you need access to are server side config files. You can request for these config files to be altered but will most likely not happen unless you are on a dedicated server.

If you are on a shared server. Hosting companies will almost never alter the httpd file because doing that will risk the other clients on the server you are sharing.

I did a search and came up with an alternative to wordpress that may be alittle easier for you to set up

http://sourceforge.net/projects/eggblog/

Good luck

[Serra]

. Make sure a line like the following appears in your httpd.conf
LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_rewrite.so

2. In the <Directory> directive of your virtual host, look for this
line
"AllowOverride None"
and change it to
"AllowOverride FileInfo Options"

3. In the <VirtualHost> section of the config file for your host there
will be a line defining the hostname. You need to add the following
if you want virtual hosts to work properly:
"ServerAlias *.domain.tld"
Replace domain.tld with whatever your one is, and remove the quotes.

Basically, what all this says is that mod_rewrite needs to be turned on for your domain. You will find that it is already on and none of these changes need to be made to get mod_rewrite to work.

The default for AllowOverride is ALL.

[deepsignal]

So, Serra, you are saying that it should work? I should be able to install MU Wordpress on a shared HostGator account?

[Serra]

If the only thing you need that you don't have is mod_rewite, then you should be fine. I don't know the specific about MU, so I can't tell you if it will work or not, but mod_rewite should be fine for you.

[deepsignal]

Great! I got it working. The wpmu files were installed in a sub directory, and I made the mistake of including the sub directory in the install screen. I entered domain.com/wpmu but should have just done domain.com Thanks.