================================================================================ ULTIMATE MULTISITE SELF-BOOT BUNDLE ================================================================================ Bundle type : {{BUNDLE_TYPE}} Plugin : Ultimate Multisite {{PLUGIN_VERSION}} Exported : {{EXPORT_DATE}} Source URL : {{SOURCE_URL}} -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUICK START (Browser Wizard — recommended) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Extract the entire ZIP onto the web root of your new server. unzip wu-site-export-*.zip -d /var/www/html/ The ZIP already contains a wordpress/ subdirectory that the installer will use. If you prefer to use existing WordPress files, place them in a "wordpress/" folder next to index.php. 2. Point your domain's DNS A record at the new server's IP address. 3. Open the site URL in a browser: http://example.com/ 4. Follow the 5-step wizard: - Step 1: Database credentials (host, name, user, password, prefix) - Step 2: Site URL, admin username/password, admin email - Step 3: WordPress core is downloaded from wordpress.org (or detected if bundled) - Step 4: WordPress is installed - Step 5: The Ultimate Multisite plugin is activated and the bundle is imported 5. On success the wizard deletes itself (index.php + readme.txt) and redirects you to /wp-admin/. An audit log is saved as wu-bootstrap-complete.log. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUIREMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - PHP 7.4 or later (PHP 8.x recommended) - MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.2+ - Outbound HTTPS to wordpress.org (unless core was bundled) - ZipArchive PHP extension - ~200 MB free disk space for WordPress + bundle data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANUAL IMPORT VIA WP-CLI (alternative) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you prefer to run the import from the command line without a browser: # 1. Install WordPress (replace values with your own) wp core download --path=wordpress/ wp config create --dbname=mydb --dbuser=myuser --dbpass=mypassword \ --dbhost=localhost --path=wordpress/ wp core install \ --url=http://example.com \ --title="My Site" \ --admin_user=admin \ --admin_password=secret \ --admin_email=admin@example.com \ --path=wordpress/ # For NETWORK bundles only: convert to multisite wp core multisite-convert --path=wordpress/ # 2. Install and activate the plugin wp plugin install ultimate-multisite --activate --path=wordpress/ # OR from the bundled copy: cp -r wp-ultimate-plugin/ wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ultimate-multisite/ wp plugin activate ultimate-multisite --path=wordpress/ # 3. Import the bundle # Single-site: wp mu-migration import all wu-site-export-*.zip --path=wordpress/ # Network bundle: wp db import network.sql --path=wordpress/ for zip in sites/*.zip; do wp mu-migration import all "$zip" --path=wordpress/ done -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TROUBLESHOOTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem: "Could not connect to the database" - Double-check DB host, name, user, and password. - Ensure the DB user has CREATE, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, DROP, and ALTER privileges on the target database. - If using a socket path instead of a host, enter it in the "Database Host" field (e.g. /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock). Problem: "Could not download WordPress from wordpress.org" - The target server may not have outbound HTTPS access. - Download WordPress manually and extract it into a "wordpress/" folder next to index.php, then run the wizard again — the installer will detect it. - Alternatively, export again from your source site with the "Include WordPress core for offline self-boot" option enabled. Problem: "PHP Version Incompatible" - Upgrade PHP on the target server to match the source version or higher. Problem: "A WordPress installation was detected" - The installer found a wp-config.php in the same directory. It cannot run over an existing installation. - To import into an existing Ultimate Multisite network, use: Ultimate Multisite > Tools > Import Site Problem: exec() / proc_open() disabled - The browser wizard will fall back to a PHP-native installation path for steps that don't require WP-CLI. - The import step requires WP-CLI. If exec/proc_open are permanently disabled, use the WP-CLI manual steps above from an SSH session. Problem: Import fails partway through (network bundle) - The installer tracks completed steps in .wu-bootstrap-state.json. - Refresh the page or re-open the URL to resume from the failed step. - Inspect wu-bootstrap-complete.log for a summary of what ran. Problem: "No site export ZIP found in the bundle directory" - Ensure the export ZIP was extracted correctly. All files should be in the same directory as index.php (the web root), not in a subdirectory. Problem: Uploads missing after import - Check that wp-content/uploads/ was included in the export. Re-export with "Include Uploads" enabled, then re-import. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITY NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - index.php deletes itself on successful completion so it cannot be re-run. - If the wizard fails midway, delete index.php manually once import is complete. - .wu-bootstrap-state.json and .wu-bootstrap-token contain sensitive data (DB credentials, CSRF token). Both are prefixed with "." so they are hidden on most systems and are deleted on successful completion. - Always run this installer over HTTPS in production, or at minimum ensure the server is not publicly accessible until the wizard is complete. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHERE TO GET HELP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Documentation : https://ultimatemultisite.com/docs Community : https://community.ultimatemultisite.com Issues : https://github.com/Ultimate-Multisite/ultimate-multisite/issues ================================================================================