I wanted to install a blogging software that everyone in the family could use. Lunarpages has the Fantastico package that contains the WordPress software. Unfortunately this is the single -user version of WordPress and I wanted each and every family member to have their own blog e.g. http://blogs.merikan.com/.
This how I did it.
- Create a subdomain named blogs (blogs.yourdomain.com)
- Create database wpmu
- Create db user wpmu and add the user to the database
- Download the wpmu tar file and extract it on the desktop
- Now upload the exploded tar file to the root directory of the newly created subdomain named blogs (/www/blogs/)
- Run the WordPress MU installation script by accessing http://blogs.yourdomain.om/index.php
- Select subdirectories.
- Done
You might also want to restrict blog signups.
- Log in as admin
- Select Site admin|options and restrict domain email and use yourdomain.com.
- or you can edit the wp-signup.php instead to only allow admin to add a new blog. Just add the following lines after get_header in wp-signup.php.
if( is_user_logged_in() == false xor is_site_admin() == false ) {<br /> die( __('Sorry we are not accepting new bloggers at this time. If you already have an account - but no administrator rights - you are unable to create new blogs as well.') );<br /> }<br /> <a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=2361&page">for more info..</a><br />
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