Question
WPMS database error on install
I've run several WPMS installs in the past, but never run into this.
Environment:
- DO LAMP install
- Set up virtual host via https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosts-on-ubuntu-12-04-lts for domain.com
So files are in /var/www/domain.com/public_html and WordPress install goes swimmingly. check the vanilla install and can update plugins, upload media, etc.
Turn on WPMS using:
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
Jump back in and the Tools > Network Setup is there. Recommended config defines are:
define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'domain.com');
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
and the .htaccess recommendations are also standard. Plug those in... and run bang into "Error establishing a database connection"
So something strange is happening between the standard and the WPMS install: probably something to do with the path because of the virtual host setup. I notice that these instructions are only for running in the root (with IP address as DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE) but I've run WPMS in similar virtual host environments before without issues.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-multiple-wordpress-sites-using-multisite
Help appreciated!
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