Topic: Problem in creating a new blog

Problem in creating a new blog

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

HI,

I have downloaded WPMU and BP. First i installed WPMU in my localhost after that i have installed BP then i logged in as admin and i tried to create an another new blog after filling the form it displayed

” Congratulations! You have successfully registered a new blog.

http://trial.127.0.0.1/wpmu/ is your new blog. Login as “admin” using your existing password. “

also in one more blog is added in my blog list.

When I tried to enter the dash board of my newly created blog browser displays that “Address not found”.

Also when i tried with “http://trial.127.0.0.1/wpmu/” in my browser address bar same “Address not found” is displayed.

Please help me i totally new to this.

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@burtadsit

Participant

16 years ago

You are running on windows right? Just a guess. Before installing bp you need to get mu running properly. It’s a pain on windows. What package are you using? WAMP?

To get your subdomains to work you have to edit the ‘hosts’ file in windows for *each* blog you want to have running on your windows box. The hosts file is in:

Windows 95/98/Me c:windowshosts

Windows NT/2000/XP Pro c:winntsystem32driversetchosts

Windows XP and Vista c:windowssystem32driversetchosts

Once you find it you have to create a line for each blog so:

127.0.0.1 ourcommoninterest.dev

127.0.0.1 adminstoy.ourcommoninterest.dev

That’s a sample from my laptop which I use to play with new things in mu, buddypress and bbpress. This is only the beginning of your problems on windows. I know I went thru *all* of them.

However, for now, you should replace the domain name with your chosen domain name. Replace the subdomain name with any blog subdomain name you’ve chosen. ‘trial’ in your case.

Try reading up on what it takes to install mu. Then what it takes to install mu on windows. Google finds lots of things related to mu. Here’s a start:

https://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=4624

You also need to follow the directions in the mu readme.txt file as it relates to apache.

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

Thanks for ur reply

but I am using in LINUX (ubuntu) and XAMPP

@burtadsit

Participant

16 years ago

Sorry, got excited when I thought I had found a fellow sufferer. If your box doesn’t have access to a dns name server you’ll still have to edit your /etc/hosts file probably just like windows. Or install mu with the subdirectory option.

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

sorry i can’t get you please give a clear explanation on how to edit /etc/hosts file

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

i tried this

in /etc/hosts file following things where displayed initially

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.1.1 deek-ubuntu

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts

::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback

fe00::0 ip6-localnet

ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix

ff02::1 ip6-allnodes

ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

ff02: ip6-allhosts

then i inserted two lines

“127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1/wpmu

127.0.0.1 trial.127.0.0.1/wpmu”

in that file

after that it appears like

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1/wpmu

127.0.0.1 trial.127.0.0.1/wpmu

127.0.1.1 deek-ubuntu

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts

::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback

fe00::0 ip6-localnet

ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix

ff02::1 ip6-allnodes

ff02::2 ip6-allrouters

ff02: ip6-allhosts

still http://trial.127.0.0.1/wpmu/ is not displayed “Address not found is displayed” help !!!
@hudatoriq

Member

16 years ago
@dkbuddy:

I suggest you reinstall your WPMU, install it in a domain, not subdirectory.

Before installing, you need to prepare a domain and a directory to be used as the document root of the domain.

1. Map your domain to the local IP in the hosts file.

For example:
```
127.0.0.1    mysite.dev

127.0.0.1    blog1.mysite.dev
```
2. Then you need to configure virtual host in your XAMPP installation. This way, XAMPP will use a specific directory to be used as the document root. Edit your apache configuration file. Usually it’s located inside your XAMPP installation (/opt/lampp). Add mysite.dev and use your WPMU installation directory as the docroot for mysite.dev

3. Restart your Apache, and make sure XAMPP display the content of your WPMU directory when you visit mysite.dev in via your browser. When it’s OK, you can start installing WPMU.
@burtadsit

Participant

16 years ago

That you ‘toriq’ from #buddypress? Howdy.

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

ya i reinstalled and followed the steps carefully during installation now i can create new blog thanks for ur reply friend…

Now how can i create a new user account in local host??

@hudatoriq

Member

16 years ago

@burtadsit

Howdy, Burt. Yes, it’s me,

@dkbuddy

Just create it. I think you also need to enable the apache mod_rewrite module, CMIIW.

In your case without a dns name server, you need to add new lines in your hosts file whenever you add new blogs in subdomain.

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

After i filled the registration form to signup as new user it says that “password is mailed to my ID(gmail ID)” but how can it be possible since i have installed WPMU and BP locally. whether any other way to get a new user account

@dkbuddy

Member

16 years ago

Ya i solved that new user problem too

@burtadsit

Participant

16 years ago

Having fun yet dkbuddy? mu just isn’t designed to operate on anything less than a real host with all the trimmings. Lots of little gotchas involved with anything less than that. It is possible but not pleasant.