can we create multiple websites?

sallam · Post by **sallam** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 15:52

Hi

I've just come across this fascinating wcms. Before I start using it, I need to know: does this system allows me to create mutiple websites using one installation? I'm asking because I didnt find info about this in the docs.

I'm running a free web hosting service, and I'm looking for an easy to use content management system that allows me to create multiple websites using one installation to save web space.

If yes, kindly brief me on how to create mutiple websites using phpwcms.
Your help is much appreciated

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 16:34

phpwcms does not support multiple websites itself. You can install it multiple times on an hosting account (every installation will need 1.5MB). If you can use symbolic links it's possible to use only 1 installation.

Oliver

sallam · Post by **sallam** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 17:09

thanks very much for taking the time to reply, you're so kind
what is symbolic links please?

I'ts wonderful that your system cccupies such a little space. But if one can create mutiple sites, it would be easier to upgrade to next versions and add modifications or templates as you know...

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 17:45

Upgrading is very easy - there are not so many files that contains customized configs. And 2 of them "conf.template_default.inc.php" and "conf.pagelayout.inc.php" will also be tranferred into db in later release. Everytime you make an update safe complete "inc_conf" and "phpwcms_template" folder. (Better make full backup of complete installation) Then use your FTP client to update every new file - goes within some minutes if you have fast internet connection.

Symbolic links on Unix are something like "alias" on Mac. The systems sees it as real file or folder. That's why you can put folder and files at a central place on your webserver and then use symbolic links in web dir to links to this.

Oliver

adriano · Post by **adriano** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 17:56

Will this require a separate mysql-db for each? How do we handle this in a single installation?

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Sun 16. Nov 2003, 17:58

Yes that is needed - every installation will need its own tables but you can use only 1 database because phpwcms can handle table prefixes (called db_prepend).

Oliver

gRF · Post by **gRF** » Mon 17. Nov 2003, 10:02

Hello,

kudos to Oliver for the great software

I asume, having one installation of WCMS on the server, and symbolic links, I still need to have few files under webspace for each domain.
Which WCMS folders/files I *must* put under public_html, and which files I can have as single intallation?

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Mon 17. Nov 2003, 10:29

You should have folders inc_conf and phpwcms_template on each site.

This is what can be put into shared web directory:
create "include" folder in any webspace -> symbolic links should be created for the following folders

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Sample:
img       -> ../mycentral_phpwcms/img

in folder include:
inc_act   -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_act
inc_css   -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_css
inc_ext   -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_ext
inc_front -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_front
inc_js    -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_js
inc_lang  -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_lang
inc_lib   -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_lib
inc_tmpl  -> ../../mycentral_phpwcms/include/inc_tmpl

This should it be!

Oliver

gRF · Post by **gRF** » Mon 17. Nov 2003, 11:31

Danke schoen !

That wa very fast.

I will try this and let you (and the rest of the guys here) know.