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I have created a second site with MSM following the instructions, but can’t get past this error:
Your system folder path does not appear to be set correctly. Please open the following file and correct this: index.php

Folder structure is as follows:

|── site1 = domain.com (/httpdocs/ee/)
  ├── admin.php
  ├── index.php
  ├── images
  ├── system
  └── themes
└── site2 = subdomain.domain.com (/httpdocs/site2/)
  ├── admin.php
  └── index.php

admin.php & index.php for site2 have been updated:
$system_path = ‘../ee/system’;

I’ve also tried the full path with no luck.

Any suggestions?

Hi ahattar,

Thanks for your question!

Indeed, I think the path may be at issue here. Since site 1 and site 2 are at the same level, you only need one leading “.”

Try this:

$system_path = './ee/system';

The “.” essentially means “go up one level” - so “go up one level and then go into /ee/system”

Let me know if you have any questions!

Cheers,

Tried ‘./ee/system’ and no luck. :(

I thought it might be the php setting for open_basedir, but it’s been updated to “none” by adding a vhosts.conf to the subdomain folder (this is hosted on Media Temple DV 4.0) and I still get the same error (Your system folder path does not appear to be set correctly. Please open the following file and correct this: index.php)

Any other suggestions that I could try?

This is hosted on MediaTemple DV4, Plesk 10.4.4—

I updated the file structure as follows:

|── site1 = domain.com (/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/ee/)
  ├── admin.php
  ├── index.php
  ├── images
  ├── system
  └── themes
└── site2 = subdomain.domain.com (/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/ee/site2)
  ├── admin.php
  └── index.php

site2/index.php is set up with system path:
$system_path = ‘./system’;

I tried using Plesk 10.4.4 to set the subdomain open_basedir value to none, but that didn’t work. So, I tried manually setting the value to:
/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/ee/site2/:/tmp/:/var/www/vhosts/domain.com/httpdocs/

Still no luck with getting the second site working with MSM. Please help.

Hi sandyyu,

I’m sorry for your frustration.

Based on your description, everything is set properly. The only thing to check is that there isn’t a version mis-match between ExpressionEngine and MSM. What version of each are you using?

You may need to contact (mt) support for guidance on the open_basedir setting.

What do you see when you visit your main site?

What are the contents of /system/expressionengine/config/config.php ?

Cheers,

Hi Dan -

Thanks for your help. 😊

EE:  v2.4.0 - Build: date 20120123
MSM Version: 2.1.2 Build: 20120123

What specific values should I send you for config.php?

Thanks!
Sandy

Ok, got past the above issue…

Now, when I use MSM to switch to admin the 2nd site, it’s trying to point to a CSS location that’s not correct.

Do I update /expressionengine/config/config.php with the right values? Will that impact the first site if I do so?

Hi sandyyu,

Be careful with /system/expressionengine/config/config.php - those values will be applied to ALL MSM sites.

Your config.php should look similar to this:

//CONFIG//
$config['cp_url'] = "http://engine.dev/admin.php";
$config['doc_url'] = "http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/";
$config['is_system_on'] = "y";
$config['allow_extensions'] = "y";
$config['site_label'] = "Site Name";
$config['cookie_prefix'] = "";
$config['multiple_sites_enabled'] = "y";

In addition, all MSM sites should point to the main site for:
“URL to your “themes” folder”

“Theme Folder Path”
Under Admin-> General Configuration

Can you check that for me for each site as well?

Cheers,