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rehaan007
Copper Contributor
Jul 04, 2024

Running WordPress from a Subfolder in Azure App Service - Not Working

I’m running into an issue with my Azure App Service deployment. I have a primary PHP site running smoothly from the root directory, but I'm having trouble getting a WordPress blog to work from a subfolder (e.g., https://mydomain.com/blog).

Despite ensuring that all WordPress files are correctly placed in the site/wwwroot/mysite/blog directory, accessing https://mydomain.com/blog results in a "Not Found" error.

Here are a few details about my setup:

  • The primary site is a custom PHP application.

  • The application is running on Linux.

  • The WordPress files are located in site/wwwroot/mysite/blog.

  • I've verified that the subfolder and its contents are accessible via FTP.

  • The main site and the blog use same databases.

  • I have set WORDPRESS_MULTISITE_CONVERT = true and WORDPRESS_MULTISITE_TYPE = subdirectory in the Environment Variables.
  • .htaccess file looks like this:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

 

Has anyone encountered a similar issue or have any insights on how to successfully run a WordPress site from a subfolder in Azure App Service? Any tips or configuration changes that I might be missing would be greatly appreciated!

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  • kyazaferr's avatar
    kyazaferr
    MCT
    Jan 16, 2025

    define( 'WP_HOME', 'https://mydomain.com/blog' );
    define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'https://mydomain.com/blog' );

    Update .htaccess File

    Your current .htaccess file looks almost correct, but it may need to be adjusted for Azure's Linux environment.

    Try this configuration:

    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /blog/
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

    Redirect everything else to the correct subdirectory.
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
    # END WordPress

     

    Check Azure App Service Path and Folder Structure

    Ensure the folder structure is correctly set up on Azure App Service:

    • WordPress files should be inside the /site/wwwroot/mysite/blog folder.
    • Confirm that your Azure app is running PHP properly, and all necessary PHP extensions for WordPress are enabled (e.g., mod_rewrite for URL rewriting). 

    define( 'WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true );
    define( 'MULTISITE', true );
    define( 'SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false );  // Set to false for subdirectories
    define( 'DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'mydomain.com' );
    define( 'PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/blog/' );  // Ensure this is set correctly
    define( 'SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );
    define( 'BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );

    File Permissions

    Make sure that the file permissions are correct for the /blog directory and its contents:

    • Use FTP or Azure CLI to ensure files have the correct permissions (e.g., 755 for directories and 644 for files).

    Check that the wp-config.php file and other critical files have the appropriate permissions.

     

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