[wp-testers] WP 3 test blogs sub-dir and subdomain tests. DNS issues, of course

Mon Mar 8 04:26:42 UTC 2010

On sub-domain install:

Also, note that most of these "novice users" that you're targeting are on
shared hosting, and will not have access to a dedicated server or even VPS
to configure Apache virtual host stuff -- thus they'll have to contact their
host to set it up for them.

So perhaps, if you really want to touch on this, you might want to include a
standard "Send this message to your host" text that these users could send
to their web hosts to turn on Apache virtual host for their domain.

Then again I know some hosts explicitly ban WPMU in their shared hosting
environment, even with sub-directory installation. Dreamhost is one such
example: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/WordPress_MU

*P.S.:* For users with access to server running WHM, this is the simplest
way I know of to handle this in GUI, without having to SSH to manually edit
bind and apache config files:

   1. For DNS: Under DNS Functions, edit DNS zone for the domain and add
   wildcard (*) as an A record pointing to the server's IP
   2. For Apache: Navigate to Service Configuration >> Apache Configuration
   >> Include Editor, and add something like this:

   <VirtualHost server_ip_address:80>
   DocumentRoot /home/amenfis/public_html
   ServerAlias *.amenfis.com
   ServerName www.amenfis.com
   </VirtualHost>

   Then save and click button to restart apache, and that's all there is to
   do. (Of course user might have to wait for proper DNS propagation)

This is what I have which works fine for me on all my dozone-plus WPMU
installations. I don't know if it will work for every WHM server, or if it's
even technically correct :-)

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On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Tris Hussey <tris at trishussey.com> wrote:

> Thank you Andrew, that helps answer one of the questions I had jotted down
> in my notes (will it make WPMU easier to use or just easier on you
> developers by merging the codebase). While I know that my editors will want
> me to talk about it a little, setting the right tone is essential. If
> working with network blogs is still for those who are neither faint of
> heart
> nor of code, then that's how I'll cover it.
>
> I know that managing network blogs pushes my wp and sysadmin skills to the
> edges (hence this thread), so I don't delve into that area (except for
> basic
> examples).
>
> Again, many thanks,
>
> Tris
>
> On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Andrew Nacin <wp at andrewnacin.com> wrote:
>
> > If the book is aimed at novice users, I'd consider avoiding the Network
> > feature altogether then, at least for now.
> >
> > MU is very advanced. 3.0 is only designed to merge the codebases, not
> make
> > MU any better to use and manage (look no sooner than 3.1 for that). The
> > learning curve remains high. That's the reason for the
> WP_ENABLE_MULTISITE
> > constant -- if you don't know how to constant to wp-config.php, then you
> > probably shouldn't be venturing away from a single-blog installation. The
> > constant was designed to increase the barrier to entry.
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Tris Hussey <tris at trishussey.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Andrew! That's exactly the info I needed. Ah and the
> > > acknowledgements
> > > section gets longer...
> > >
> > > As an aside, I want to couch this chapter in the right terms. The book
> is
> > > aimed at novice users, so I need to be realistic about what people will
> > > want
> > > to do. I also don't want to discourage people from learning or trying
> new
> > > WP
> > > challenges.
> > >
> > > My gut is telling me that if someone wants to toy with blog networks,
> and
> > > don't have much DNS experience, that they should stick to the
> > subdirectory
> > > implementation. I'll cover the subdomain stuff, but couched in terms of
> > > "advanced level" stuff (like SVN).
> > >
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