{"id":2789,"date":"2013-12-07T15:43:14","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T21:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/secure.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=2789"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T07:36:11","slug":"how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install WordPress Multisite on CentOS VPS with Nginx"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-status-this-os-is-no-longer-supported\">Status: This OS is no longer supported<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article, &#8220;How to install WordPress Multisite on CentOS VPS with Nginx,&#8221; covers a version of CentOS that reached end of life (EOL). It is no longer supported. As such, this guide is no longer maintained. If you are currently operating a server running CentOS 6, we highly recommend contacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/support\/\">RoseHosting&#8217;s fully managed support<\/a>. They can upgrade or migrate you to a supported version of AlmaLinux.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx-300x215.png\" alt=\"how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx-600x430.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx-624x448.png 624w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-your-centos-vps-with-nginx.png 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In our <a title=\"How to install WordPress Multisite on Centos VPS with Apache\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-apache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previous article<\/a>, we explained how to install WordPress Multisite on your <a title=\"CentOS VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/centos-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CentOS VPS<\/a> equipped with an Apache Web Server.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we will see the steps to set up a WordPress Multisite on your CentOS VPS, but with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nginx.com\/resources\/wiki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nginx<\/a> web server installed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dfd8ab1f220\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69dfd8ab1f220\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx\/#Lets-begin\" >Let&#8217;s begin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx\/#Install-Nginx\" >Install Nginx<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx\/#Installing-WordPress\" >Installing WordPress<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-wordpress-multisite-on-centos-vps-with-nginx\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lets-begin\"><\/span>Let&#8217;s begin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, stop and remove Apache from autostart:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># \/etc\/init.d\/httpd stop<br \/># chkconfig httpd off<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t plan on using it, remove it:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># yum remove httpd<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Install Nginx. First, check for the correct system architecture and enable the EPEL repository accordingly. Type:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># uname -m<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><strong>&#8211; 32bit VPS (i686):<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># rpm -Uvh http:\/\/mirror.pnl.gov\/epel\/6\/i386\/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm<\/span><\/pre>\n<p><strong>&#8211; 64bit VPS (x86_64):<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># rpm -Uvh http:\/\/mirror.itc.virginia.edu\/fedora-epel\/6\/x86_64\/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Update the system:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># yum update<\/span><\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install-Nginx\"><\/span>Install Nginx<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># yum install nginx -y<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Edit the Nginx main configuration file:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># vim \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">user nginx;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> worker_processes 2;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">error_log\u00a0 \/var\/log\/nginx\/error.log;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">pid\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/var\/run\/nginx.pid;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">events {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> worker_connections\u00a0 1024; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">http {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> include\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/etc\/nginx\/mime.types;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> default_type\u00a0 application\/octet-stream;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">log_format\u00a0 main\u00a0 '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] \"$request\" '<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> '$status $body_bytes_sent \"$http_referer\" '<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> '\"$http_user_agent\" \"$http_x_forwarded_for\"';<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">access_log\u00a0 \/var\/log\/nginx\/access.log\u00a0 main;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">sendfile\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">keepalive_timeout\u00a0 30;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> server_tokens off;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">gzip on;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_disable \"MSIE [1-6]\\.(?!.*SV1)\";<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_http_version 1.1;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_vary on;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_proxied any;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_comp_level 6;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_buffers 16 8k;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> gzip_types text\/plain text\/css application\/json application\/x-javascript text\/xml application\/xml application\/xml+rss text\/javascript application\/javascript text\/x-js;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"># enabled sites<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> include \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/*;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">}<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Create the sites-enabled and sites-available directories inside the \/etc\/nginx directory:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># mkdir \/etc\/nginx\/sites-{available,enabled}<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Set-up an nginx vhost directive. Replace mydomain.tld.conf with your own domain:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># vim \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/mydomain.tld.conf<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">server {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> listen 80;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> server_name mydomain.tld;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> rewrite ^(.*) http:\/\/www.mydomain.tld$1 permanent; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">server {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> listen 80;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> server_name www.mydomain.tld;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">client_max_body_size 5m;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> client_body_timeout 60;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">access_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/mydomain.tld-access;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> error_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/mydomain.tld-error error;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">root \/var\/www\/html\/mydomain.tld\/;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> index\u00a0 index.html index.php;<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">location \/ {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> try_files $uri $uri\/ \/index.php?$args; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">error_page 403 =404;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location ~ \/\\. { access_log off; log_not_found off; deny all; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location ~ ~$ { access_log off; log_not_found off; deny all; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location ~* wp-admin\/includes { deny all; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location ~* wp-includes\/theme-compat\/ { deny all; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location ~* wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/langs\/.*\\.php { deny all; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location \/wp-includes\/ { internal; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">location ~* ^\/wp-content\/uploads\/.*.(html|htm|shtml|php)$ {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> types { }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> default_type text\/plain; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">#\u00a0 location ~* wp-admin {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> #\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 allow &lt;YOUR_IP&gt;;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> #\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 allow 127.0.0.1;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> #\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deny all; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">location = \/robots.txt { access_log off; log_not_found off; }<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> location = \/favicon.ico { access_log off; log_not_found off; }<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">location ~ \\.php?$ {<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> try_files $uri =404;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> include fastcgi_params;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">fastcgi_pass unix:\/var\/run\/php-wordpress.socket;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> fastcgi_intercept_errors on;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\\.php)(.*)$;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">fastcgi_hide_header X-Powered-By;<\/span> <span style=\"color: #008000;\">}<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> }<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Enable the vhost directive:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># cd \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled<br \/># ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/mydomain.tld.conf<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Test the nginx configuration for errors &amp; typos:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># nginx -t<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Restart nginx:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># \/etc\/init.d\/nginx restart<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Add nginx to your system startup:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># chkconfig nginx on<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Install php-fpm. For a detailed and optimized WordPress configuration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/run-wordpress-w3totalcache-with-lemp-nginx-php-fpmapc-and-mysql-stack-on-centos-6-vps-for-maximum-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># yum install php-fpm php-mysql php-gd php-mcrypt -y<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Edit the main PHP configuration file and make sure the following is in place (match date. timezone to yours):<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># vim \/etc\/php.ini<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">cgi.fix_pathinfo=0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> date.timezone = America\/New_York<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Set up a PHP-FPM pool. Make a backup copy of the original:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># mv -v \/etc\/php-fpm.d\/www.conf{,.bak}<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Then create a new pool config file as shown:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># vim \/etc\/php-fpm.d\/www.conf<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">[wordpress]<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">listen = \/var\/run\/php-wordpress.socket<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> user = nginx<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> group = nginx<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> request_slowlog_timeout = 5s<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> slowlog = \/var\/log\/php-fpm\/blog.log<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> listen.allowed_clients = 127.0.0.1<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm = dynamic<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.max_children = 10<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.start_servers = 3<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.min_spare_servers = 2<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.max_spare_servers = 4<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.max_requests = 400<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> listen.backlog = -1<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> pm.status_path = \/status<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> request_terminate_timeout = 120s<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> rlimit_files = 131072<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> rlimit_core = unlimited<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> catch_workers_output = yes<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> php_value[session.save_handler] = files<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> php_value[session.save_path] = \/var\/lib\/php\/session<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> php_admin_value[error_log] = \/var\/log\/php-fpm\/wp-error.log<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> php_admin_flag[log_errors] = on<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Now, restart the php-fpm service and add it to the system startup:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># \/etc\/init.d\/php-fpm restart<br \/># chkconfig php-fpm on<\/span><\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Installing-WordPress\"><\/span>Installing WordPress<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Download the latest version of wordpress and set it up. For tar.gz:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.tar.gz &amp;&amp; tar xf latest.tar.gz -C \/var\/www\/html\/<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>or, for the .zip file:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># wget http:\/\/wordpress.org\/latest.zip &amp;&amp; unzip latest.zip -d \/var\/www\/html\/<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Set the owner of the root directory:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># chown -R nginx: \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Create a new database:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># mysql -uroot -p<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">mysql&gt; create database multiDB;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> mysql&gt; grant all on multiDB.* to WPuser@localhost identified by 'sEcReT_pASsWoRd';<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> mysql&gt; \\q<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Now, back up the config file and enter the necessary information:<\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># cd \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/ &amp;&amp; cp -pv wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"># vim \/var\/www\/html\/wordpress\/wp-config.php<\/span><\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\/** The name of the database for WordPress *\/<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> define('DB_NAME', 'multiDB');<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\/** MySQL database username *\/<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> define('DB_USER', 'multi');<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\/** MySQL database password *\/<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> define('DB_PASSWORD', 'sEcReT_pASsWoRd');[\/GREEN]<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Above the <span style=\"color: #008000;\">\/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. *\/<\/span> line, add:<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\">\/* My multisite config starts here *\/<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);<\/span><\/pre>\n<p>Open your domain in a browser to finish the installation:<\/p>\n<p>Site Title: yourdomain.tld<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> For a\u00a0Sub-domains setup, (site1.yourdomain.tld, site2.yourdomain.tld etc) insert here your domain only (you might not like it if the websites&#8217; urls are something like site1.www.yourdomain.tld). For a subdirectory setup, you can enter www.yourdomain.tld as the user websites will have the url www.yourdomain.tld\/site1)<\/p>\n<p>Click Install.<\/p>\n<p>The WordPress installation is over. Log in at http:\/\/yourdomain.tld\/wp-admin to install the multisite feature:<\/p>\n<p>Go to <strong>Tools &gt;&gt; Network Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Select the preferred address option. This <strong>can not<\/strong> be changed later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong> For the &#8216;Sub-domains&#8217; option, you will need a wildcard DNS record for your domain. Please contact us (or your provider) if you don&#8217;t know how to set the wildcard DNS record.<\/p>\n<p>Fill the rest of the fields and click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finish the file configuration step.<\/p>\n<p>We have just installed WordPress Multisite on your <a title=\"CentOS VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/centos-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centos VPS server<\/a>. Click on the<strong> Log In<\/strong> link again to log in and you&#8217;re ready to go!<\/p>\n<p>Creating new sites can be done at <strong>My Sites &gt;&gt; Network Admin &gt;&gt; Dashboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Of course you don\u2019t have to do any of this if you use one of our <a title=\"Linux VPS Hosting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\">Linux VPS Hosting<\/a> services, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install this for you. They are available 24\u00d77 and will take care of your request immediately.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PS.<\/span> If you liked this post please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a thank you note below. 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