{"id":5143,"date":"2019-11-05T16:33:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=5143"},"modified":"2019-11-05T16:39:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:09:10","slug":"multisite-setup-warning-an-existing-wordpress-network-was-detected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/multisite-setup-warning-an-existing-wordpress-network-was-detected\/","title":{"rendered":"Multisite setup: \u201cWarning: An existing WordPress network was detected.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multisite setup: \u201cWarning: An existing WordPress network was detected.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Date : 05\/11\/2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, while converting a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/create-a-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WordPress single<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Create_A_Network#Step_4:_Enabling_the_Network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> install to multisite<\/a>, the following error will be displayed at the\u00a0<strong>Network Setup<\/strong>\u00a0admin page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Warning: An existing WordPress network was detected<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rules in wp-config.php file<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore  PHP constant definition is appended above &nbsp;<code>\/* That\u2019s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. *\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"generic\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">define('MULTISITE', true);\ndefine('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);\ndefine('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'rainbowcreed.dev');\ndefine('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '\/');\ndefine('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);\ndefine('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Solution<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Above all, reset your <strong>wp-config.php file<\/strong> back to its original state, remove any MULTISITE references.<\/li><li>For instance, delete the .htaccess file or move it temporarily.<\/li><li>Meanwhile, drop the following tables from your WordPress Database, use a tool like <strong>phpMyAdmin<\/strong>  if you are not comfortable directly modifying a table \/ <strong>Mysql queries<\/strong> to do it. <br><br>Moreover, these tables have to be dropped down. <br><br><strong>wp_blogs<br>wp_blog_versions<br>wp_registration_log<br>wp_site<br>wp_sitemeta<br>wp_signups<br>wp_sitecategories<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Subsequently, execute the drop table queries in MYSQL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>mysql> drop table wp_blogs;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)\n\nmysql> drop table wp_signups;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql> drop table wp_sitemeta;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql> drop table wp_site;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql> drop table wp_registration_log;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)\n\nmysql> drop table wp_blog_versions;\nQuery OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Similarly, log out and log back into your site and initiate the Network Setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. On the other hand, recreate the .htaccess file with data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. In conclusion, modify the wp-config.php file, remember to paste those lines above the line where it says\/* That\u2019s all, stop editing! 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