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 :-) == George K. Appiah Founder & Head Janitor Amenfis Technologies LLC GH #: +233-24-188-5761 US #: +1-646-867-3498 UK #: +44-844-979-5949 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.amenfis.com About George Appiah ================= "... Often mildly out of touch with reality, George Appiah is a Strategic Technology Consultant, Trainer & Speaker helping Smart Ghanaians leverage technology to hack poverty out of our dear nation, Ghana" Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.GeorgeAppiah.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/GeorgeAppiah Facebook: http://facebook.com/GeorgeAppiah ==== On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Tris Hussey <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > wp-testers mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > > > > > > -- > Tris Hussey > Writer | Teacher | Photographer | Internet Rogue > cell: 604-319-6765 -- Skype: tris.hussey > http://www.trishussey.com/ > _______________________________________________ > wp-testers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers > _______________________________________________ wp-testers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.automattic.com/mailman/listinfo/wp-testers
