Convert HA AWS Wordpress Install to Multisite

nate1 2020-02-24 13:15:13 UTC #5

I ran the support tool previously and entered it when I opened this ticket. Do you need me to run it again??

Thanks,
Nate

nate1 2020-02-24 17:22:37 UTC #6

@jota, I've reinstalled the stack from scratch and followed all of these instructions again. The site still redirects incorrectly. From the homepage the root link generated by the wp-config file is:
http:/

That's it.

Thanks

jota 2020-02-25 09:54:10 UTC #7

Hi @nate1,

If you have a new deployment, please run the Support tool so we review the configuration files again.

Thanks

nate1 2020-02-25 15:02:54 UTC #8

Hi @jota

I've run the support tool again on the fresh install. Here's the support number:

Summary

aa053fc5-c3ea-c1b3-9bc3-1cecfdf8fbe0

Thanks!

nate1 2020-02-27 13:49:03 UTC #9

Hi @jota

Checking in. The support tool code is above. Is there a way to successfully convert the AWS HA Wordpress QuickStart install to multisite?

Thanks,
Nate

crhernandez 2020-02-28 15:16:44 UTC #10

Hi nate1,

Are you able to follow those steps to enable Multisite in your Wordpress?

Backup the configuration files:

sudo cp -p /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-config.php{,.back}
sudo cp -p /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/wordpress-htaccess.conf{,.back}

Include this block in the wp-config.php file

/** This will enable Wordpress' multisite feature */
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

Follow the steps to create a network using the WordPress dashboard
Copy the first block in the wp-config.php file
Copy the second one in the /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/wordpress-htaccess.conf file. Please note that you'll need to copy those lines inside a block.

<Directory "/opt/bitnami/wordpress/">
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
...
</Directory>
<Directory "/opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/akismet">
...

Restart the Apache service

sudo service bitnami restart

Access WordPress again and you'll see the "My Sites" link.

There are more details about this process here.

Best Regards,

nate1 2020-02-28 15:36:41 UTC #11

Hi @crhernandez

I’ve followed all of these steps multiple times on fresh installs. I’ve also tried both subdirectories and subdomains. The redirect doesn’t work.

Can you see the set up in the support tool info?

nate1 2020-02-28 15:43:05 UTC #12

I keep being sent to the same instructions but these instructions do not work on the current High Availability Wordpress install with RDS and load balancer.

nate1 2020-03-02 14:20:03 UTC #13

@crhernandez

Is there anything you can do to help me get this working? The instructions provided don't work and I'm going to have to find a different solution. Has anyone taken a look at the support tool settings?

Thanks,
Nate

crhernandez 2020-03-04 07:34:02 UTC #14

Hi @nate1,

Yes, we are looking at the support tool information, but at this time I didn't see anything relevant, but I continue taking a look. Sorry for the late responses after the weekend.

I will update the thread with more information.

Best Regards,
Carlos R. Hernández

crhernandez 2020-03-04 10:09:40 UTC #15

Hi,

There are some files that doesn't exist in the compressed file returned by the bnsupport tool, I don't know if it is because the tool was not able to obtain them or because those files doesn't exists. I want to check those sections:

Edit /installdir/apps/wordpress/conf/htaccess.conf (create it if it doesn't exist) add at the beginning of the file the second big block of code surrounded with

<Directory "installdir/apps/wordpress/htdocs"> COPY HERE THE SECOND BLOCK OF CODE </Directory>

Again, the result should be similar to this:

<Directory "installdir/apps/wordpress/htdocs">
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</Directory>

Finally, edit /installdir/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-app.conf. This file is the main application configuration file. Add here (if it wasn't) the htaccess.conf file, just writing the following line at the end of the file.

Include "/installdir/apps/wordpress/conf/htaccess.conf"

Please, can you paste here the content of the following files?
- /installdir/apps/wordpress/conf/httpd-app.conf
- /installdir/apps/wordpress/conf/htaccess.conf

Best regards,
Carlos R. Hernández

nate1 2020-03-04 15:12:04 UTC #16

Hi Carlos,

Thanks for getting back to me. The directory structure installed by the HA QuickStart is quite different. I don't have conf folders in either of the following directories:

/opt/bitnami/wordpress/ <--- no conf folder
/bitnami/wordpress/ <--- no conf folder

I have htaccess.conf files in the following locations:

/opt/bitnami/wordpress/wordpress-htaccess.conf
/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/wordpress-htaccess.conf

Here is the addition I made to /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/wordpress-htaccess.conf

<Directory "/opt/bitnami/wordpress/">
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</Directory>

I have httpd.conf files in the following locations:

/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/httpd.conf
/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/original/httpd.conf

Thanks,
Nate

nate1 2020-03-05 14:45:55 UTC #17

Hi @crhernandez

Following up again to clarify...

I don't have a conf directory in /opt/bitnami/wordpress
Do you want me to also create that directory? It seems this QuickStart install script includes the htaccess and httpd conf files elsewhere.

Thanks,
Nate

nate1 2020-03-06 14:47:20 UTC #18

@crhernandez

Is there a paid option for Bitnami support to get someone to figure this out? I've been trying to solve this issue for two weeks and desperately need to connect to someone who knows how the htaccess structure of this QuickStart can be converted to a multisite install.

Thanks!

nate1 2020-03-09 22:41:43 UTC #19

Hi @crhernandez

I've created these files and directories in another fresh install. Still not working. I still don't understand how this install is handling httpd and htaccess.

Here is an updated support tool link:
e1bc7f9d-9290-aa20-a91a-96dda4dfe78d

Thanks,
Nate

crhernandez 2020-03-10 16:08:38 UTC #20

Hi @nate1,

I am taking a look at the new support tool code and the attached files. I will update this thread once I obtain more useful information to unblock you.

Best regards,
Carlos R. Hernández

crhernandez 2020-03-16 08:00:00 UTC #21

Hi,

I've been looking the support code files and that is what I found:

In the apache error logs some issues related to the w3-total-cache plugin:

[Mon Mar 09 21:22:21.431156 2020] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1923:tid 140574170392320] [client 10.0.157.219:27484] AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Class '\\W3TC\\Mobile_Redirect' not found in /bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/Dispatcher.php:16\nStack trace:\n#0 /bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/advanced-cache.php(31): W3TC\\Dispatcher::component('Mobile_Redirect')\n#1 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-settings.php(91): include('/bitnami/wordpr...')\n#2 /bitnami/wordpress/wp-config.php(103): require_once('/opt/bitnami/wo...')\n#3 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-load.php(37): require_once('/bitnami/wordpr...')\n#4 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-blog-header.php(13): require_once('/opt/bitnami/wo...')\n#5 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/index.php(17): require('/opt/bitnami/wo...')\n#6 {main}\n  thrown in /bitnami/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/w3-total-cache/Dispatcher.php on line 16PHP message: PHP Fatal error:  Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function esc_url() in /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php:190\nStack trace:\n#0 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php(147): WP_Fatal_Error_Handler->display_default_error_template(Array, false)\n#1 /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php(52): WP_Fatal_Error_Handler->display_error_template(Array, false)\n#2 [internal function]: WP_Fatal_Error_Handler->handle()\n#3 {main}\n  thrown in /opt/bitnami/wordpress/wp-includes/class-wp-fatal-error-handler.php on line 190'

although checking the WordPress configuration this plugin appears as inactive:

w3-total-cache,inactive,none,0.13.1

Anyway, I don't think this is related to the migration issue, just summarizing what appears in the bnsupport file.

Taking a look at the htaccess file it seems it doesn't contain any changes, did you modify it to include:

<Directory "opt/bitnami/wordpress/htdocs">	
RewriteEngine On	
-RewriteBase /	
+RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]	
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin	
-RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
+RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]	
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]	
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d	
RewriteRule ^ - [L]	
-RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]	
-RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
+RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
+RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]	
RewriteRule . index.php [L]	
</Directory>

but this file is included properly in the httpd-app.conf:

cat wordpress/conf/httpd-app.conf
Include "/opt/bitnami/wordpress/conf/htaccess.conf"

Best regards,
Carlos R. Hernández

nate1 2020-03-16 21:09:59 UTC #23

Hi Carlos,

The instructions you've provided don't apply to the current AMI used by this Bitnami QuickStart. Editing /opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/htaccess/wordpress-htaccess.conf does not solve the redirect issue.

Instead, I was able to get the site working by adding the redirect script to the following file:

/opt/bitnami/apache/conf/vhosts/wordpress-vhost.conf

I commented out the following lines:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wordpress/
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [S=1]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

And I added the new multisite rewrite rules to the file. I left wordpress-htaccess.conf and the .htaccess file itself as is. This appears to have worked.

Thanks!

crhernandez 2020-03-17 13:16:44 UTC #24

Hi,

We are glad that you were able to fix the issue. And thank you very much for your patient and sharing the solution that worked to solve your specific issue, I am sure it will be useful for other users.

If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Best regards,
Carlos R. Hernández

system 2020-03-31 13:16:43 UTC #25

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