Comments on: Installing WordPress MU on a CPanel/WHM Server http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/ Blogging is an incredible way for companies to extend their reach on the Internet. Learn how you can use blog marketing and SEO to build yourself into authority in you industry and reach out to new customers. Be a Blogopreneur! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: David Grega http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-566456 David Grega Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:36:25 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-566456 Edit Zone Templates is not the same as Edit DNS Zones. Edit DNS Zones allows you to edit the DNS Zones of existing websites. Editing the templates will modify the records cPanel/WHM creates for future websites. Therefore, these to features are not identical. However, if you are using cPanel 11.23 or later with the x3 theme, you should be able to create wildcard subdomains right through the cPanel interface without the need to manually edit zones via WHM anymore. Edit Zone Templates is not the same as Edit DNS Zones. Edit DNS Zones allows you to edit the DNS Zones of existing websites. Editing the templates will modify the records cPanel/WHM creates for future websites. Therefore, these to features are not identical.

However, if you are using cPanel 11.23 or later with the x3 theme, you should be able to create wildcard subdomains right through the cPanel interface without the need to manually edit zones via WHM anymore.

]]> By: Joseph http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-561133 Joseph Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:35:33 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-561133 Hi I was wondering if I can use the "Edit Zone Templates" in WHM in replacement of using "Edit DNS Zones" ?? My WHM account doesn't have that option "Edit DNS Zones" so maybe I need to contact the one in charge of the server to setup the wildcards and DNS for me? xiexie! Hi I was wondering if I can use the “Edit Zone Templates” in WHM in replacement of using “Edit DNS Zones” ??

My WHM account doesn’t have that option “Edit DNS Zones” so maybe I need to contact the one in charge of the server to setup the wildcards and DNS for me?

xiexie!

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555779 Kian Ann Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:11:32 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555779 Hey Artur! The configuration is definitely possible. In fact, I think that is the "original" use for subdomains - for load balancing and different applications (e.g. mail.somedomain.com, ftp.somedomain.com... ) But doing it is really beyond my knowledge at this point in time. You might wanna bug your hosting service provider to get it configured for you ;) Hey Artur!

The configuration is definitely possible. In fact, I think that is the “original” use for subdomains - for load balancing and different applications (e.g. mail.somedomain.com, http://ftp.somedomain.com... )

But doing it is really beyond my knowledge at this point in time. You might wanna bug your hosting service provider to get it configured for you ;)

]]> By: Artur http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555709 Artur Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:24:57 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555709 Hi Kiann, I had a quick question for you. Is it possible to point the various wildcard subdomains to different ips? I believe this will score better with the search engines. Here's what I mean: www.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.1.1 subdomain.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.2.2 subdomain2.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.3.3 If so, how will I go about this doing? I already have different IPs; I just need to configure them properly. Thanks! Hi Kiann,

I had a quick question for you. Is it possible to point the various wildcard subdomains to different ips? I believe this will score better with the search engines. Here’s what I mean:

http://www.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.1.1
subdomain.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.2.2
subdomain2.domain1.com -> IP: 1.1.3.3

If so, how will I go about this doing? I already have different IPs; I just need to configure them properly.

Thanks!

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555160 Kian Ann Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:23:45 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555160 Oops David, my bad, I'm a lousy website admin! I've contacted my hosting provider and was given very simple instructions to change all the accounts to X3. X3 is wonderful, and creating WPMU sites are really easy now! Oops David, my bad, I’m a lousy website admin!

I’ve contacted my hosting provider and was given very simple instructions to change all the accounts to X3.

X3 is wonderful, and creating WPMU sites are really easy now!

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555146 Kian Ann Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:48:30 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555146 David, Thanks for the update. Apparantly, not all hosting providers have adopted X3. I have a reseller account and I can't enable X3 theme even from WHM. Guess I'll go bug my hosting provider now! David,

Thanks for the update. Apparantly, not all hosting providers have adopted X3. I have a reseller account and I can’t enable X3 theme even from WHM.

Guess I’ll go bug my hosting provider now!

]]> By: AlbertC http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555141 AlbertC Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:27:01 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-555141 Hi. I have followed your instructions and the setup seems to be working as far as WPMU is concerned. However, the cPanel subdomain structure has ceased working, because now I can't access any previous subdomains that are note related to WPMU. Can this be solved, or is it that using WPMU disables the regular cPanel subdomain feature? Thanks! Hi. I have followed your instructions and the setup seems to be working as far as WPMU is concerned. However, the cPanel subdomain structure has ceased working, because now I can’t access any previous subdomains that are note related to WPMU. Can this be solved, or is it that using WPMU disables the regular cPanel subdomain feature? Thanks!

]]> By: David Grega http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-544649 David Grega Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-544649 Wildcard subdomains are now natively supported in the latest versions of cPanel, curbing the need for the manual configuration steps mentioned. Simply go to add your subdomain, set the subdomain to * and you can set the document root to ~/public_html/ You will need to use the x3 theme rather than the x or x2 theme (shown above) to make use of this new functionality. If you still are using the old x and x2 themes, ask your hosting provider to switch your account to the x3 theme. If you like the appearance of the old x/x2 interface, in the x3 theme click "Change Style" and select the x style. This will give you the functionality of the x3 theme with the appearance of the x theme. Wildcard subdomains are now natively supported in the latest versions of cPanel, curbing the need for the manual configuration steps mentioned. Simply go to add your subdomain, set the subdomain to * and you can set the document root to ~/public_html/

You will need to use the x3 theme rather than the x or x2 theme (shown above) to make use of this new functionality. If you still are using the old x and x2 themes, ask your hosting provider to switch your account to the x3 theme. If you like the appearance of the old x/x2 interface, in the x3 theme click “Change Style” and select the x style. This will give you the functionality of the x3 theme with the appearance of the x theme.

]]> By: WordPress Design » Blog Archive » Which hosting I use for WordPress blogs? http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-538589 WordPress Design » Blog Archive » Which hosting I use for WordPress blogs? Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:10:42 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-538589 [...] If you want to install WordPress MU and BuddyPress you will need a Reseller account to configure wildcard DNS in order to make subdomains work. Though WP MU works on a regular account too, but only with [...] [...] If you want to install WordPress MU and BuddyPress you will need a Reseller account to configure wildcard DNS in order to make subdomains work. Though WP MU works on a regular account too, but only with [...]

]]> By: Jonny http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-529429 Jonny Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:23 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2006/11/06/installing-wordpress-mu-on-a-cpanelwhm-server/#comment-529429 Thanks Kian Ann for this - I'd spent all day trying to figure this out looking through the MU forums. Everything went really smoothly - uploaded, logged in then sent my httpd.conf file changes to my host only to be told they never allow changes to this file - EVER - Don't use Rochen for MU Thanks Kian Ann for this - I’d spent all day trying to figure this out looking through the MU forums.

Everything went really smoothly - uploaded, logged in then sent my httpd.conf file changes to my host only to be told they never allow changes to this file - EVER - Don’t use Rochen for MU

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