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Hello, I hope somebody can help me out with this as it is probably quite simple.

I have Expression Engine installed with MSM.

I have a site with 2 sub-domains

http://www.mysite.com
subdomain1.mysite.com
subdomain2.mysite.com

I have created the sub-domains in CPanel and can access the live websites if I place an index.html file in the root of each sub-domain directory.  Therefore I know the sub domains are working, as they are serving web pages.

I have added the path.php and index.php files to each sub-domain folder. See example below:

<?php

// ------------------------------------------------------
// DO NOT ALTER THIS FILE UNLESS YOU HAVE A REASON TO

// ------------------------------------------------------
// Path to the directory containing your backend files

$system_path = "../system/";

// ------------------------------------------------------
// MANUALLY CONFIGURABLE VARIABLES
// See user guide for more information
// ------------------------------------------------------

$template_group = "";
$short_name = "subDomianShortName";
$template = "";
$site_url = "http://subdomain1.mysite.com/";
$site_index = "";
$site_404 = "";
$global_vars = array(); // This array must be associative

?>

I have gone into the sytem preferences in the control panel for the subdomain and set the following:

URL to the root directory of your site
http://subdomain1.mysite.com/

I can view the Rendered Template when I click the [View Rendered Template] button in the Control Panel, for the default site. However when I try it for the sites using sub-domains I get the following message:

To proceed to the URL you have requested, click the link below:
<a href="http://subdomain1.mysite.com/templates_group/">http://subdomain1.mysite.com/templates_group/</a>

When I click the link I get a HTTP 404

If I go to the live URL for the sub-domains I just get a blank page.

Can anybody see what I am missing?

PROBLEM SOLVED FOR NOW

I have a .htaccess file in my main site root, which removes index.php from the URL.

I placed a copy of this .htaccess file in each of my sub domains and they seem to be working.

are you sure your system path is indeed correct?

-greg

I’m glad you got it figured out.

Also, in your path.php file, you should have:

$site_name = "subDomianShortName";

Not “$short_name”

=greg

Doh, thanks for that Greg. I have now changed the setting in my path.php files.

Glad Greg was able to help. Feel free to start a new thread if you have any more questions.