Issue Wordpress installation in sub-folder

[Giacomo Berdondini]

Hello, I've looked a lot before posting, but none of the solutions I've read of seems to solve my issue.

I'm running Plesk 12.5.30 over Debian.
Apache + nginx running on the server.

I manage a wordpress site in my domain (let's call it example.com) and the site runs just fine.
For testing purposes I need to make a second (completely separate - not multisite) installation of a wordpress site that is located in example.com/test and I need both sites to be working at the same time.
The installation located in example.com/test comes from a backup from a different site. I already corrected all the values in the WP database.

The problem is: I can't access the installation located in example.com/test - I always get "too many redirects" error. Strange thing: if I try to login at the address example.com/test/wp-login.php I get the Wordpress login page, but even if I enter the correct login info, I always get just the login page.

I tried all the possible (that I know of) configurations of .htaccess, but I think the problem stands in the Apache-Nginx domain configuration.

I miss some experience in apache-nginx configuration - let's say that I know just the basics - and I'm looking for some help. Is there anyone who can help? Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance.
Giacomo

 

[Bitpalast]

You cannot do it, because rewrite configurations of the site in /a influence the site in /a/b. Instead, create a subdomain as a separate webspace directory and do the second installation into that subdomain.

 

[Giacomo Berdondini]

Thank you Peter, I followed your suggestion.
I should just note (for further use) that I also had to configure properly DNS settings.

Just to understand this matter better, is this because of nginx (I never worked with nginx before)?
I performed the solution above with other services in the past and it worked just fine.

Thank you again, you made my day.

 

[Pilote]

You cannot do it, because rewrite configurations of the site in /a influence the site in /a/b. [...]

Hi Peter,
I am in the same situation as Giacomo, and subdomain is not an option for me (Let's encryp doesnt work in subdomain & Jetpack doesn't connect with https error.. and so one )

Is there no a way? really!, to exclude /b/ from previous rewrite rules ?

Thanks in advance

 

[adi]

yes you can, install wordpress in sub domain, than move it to subfolder and you are done.