Multi-Site Module...

[reza]

Gerome, Could you please clarify for me whether I do have to copy catalogs for each stores I have on my site or not? Since I need to have large number of subshops, if what I've just said is true, this module might not be ideal for me. Otherwise, it'll be just what I want! Thanks!

hi stargre
I was going to do exactly a shop to provide sunshops to the clients, but the problem of a multisie as geroms'one is the admin of the client's shop will be on my side, and it takes very time to add and manage the products for the clients'shop, how does work in your shop? are your customer able to activate and use instantly on his shop in admin area for his shop after payment? (like hosting services that when your payment is Okay, you are redirected to your space),
let me know
thanks

[stargre]

Hi reza,

I was talking about the whole zencart folder when I refer to 'catalog'. I actually haven't figured out how to work on it yet. I couldn't get the template part to work. So, my shop has no product, no template once I added the contribution.

I wasn't intending to make a resale shop. What I wanted to is a bit of different. I want to sell different products to different locations (cities). So, before customer choose catagories, they need choose their locations first. I was thinking of adapting Gerome's idea of "subshop" to my "location". So, I'll have huge number of locations. But adminstration is not too much a problem for my situation. Any idea? Any one?

Stargre

hi stargre
I was going to do exactly a shop to provide sunshops to the clients, but the problem of a multisie as geroms'one is the admin of the client's shop will be on my side, and it takes very time to add and manage the products for the clients'shop, how does work in your shop? are your customer able to activate and use instantly on his shop in admin area for his shop after payment? (like hosting services that when your payment is Okay, you are redirected to your space),
let me know
thanks

[xtremeimpulse]

Ok this deal is working great for me EXCEPT lol, I have different drop shippers for each store, so this means different shipping prices and shippers for each site. Is this possible to do?

Thanks

[Gerome]

Ok this deal is working great for me EXCEPT lol, I have different drop shippers for each store, so this means different shipping prices and shippers for each site. Is this possible to do?

Thanks

Yes, it is possible; with different way ...

I think it is possible to use different shipping for different template by puttin a shipping in a template folder ( however, I never tried it)

If it dsoesn't work, you can still do

if(SITE_NAME="yoursite1") {
... code for a one shipping
} else if(SITE_NAME="yoursite2") {
code for another shipping
}


Or, if the shipping module uses constant that come from the admin section, you can override then by declaring the constants in the site's configuration file (folder includes/config_sites ...)

I remind that this module has been made in order to use on zencart install and to manage multiple shops. It means that you only need on folder with your zencart files. However, David was obliged to use different folder has his host doesn't allow him to point different DNS to the same folder...

Basically, if you have different folder, you will need to copy the images folder when you upload a images. I think it is much easier to have only one folder but it is not always possible according to the host you have...

I will provide more explaination for this module shortly (and also an official release in the download section of www.zen-cart.com).

Thanks,

Gerome.

[lina0962]

Hello Gerome:

I read every message in your forum, since I am very interested in your module. I noticed that multi-sites are working for sumdomains. Can this module work for completely different domain names? Like www.site1.com. www.site2.com...

LINA

[Gerome]

Yes, it does; the test shop only use subdomain bicause it is simpler to settup, but it has been made in order to work with different domain.

[lina0962]

Hello, Gerome:

I will keep an eye on your forum and wait for your complete instrunctions are ready. The current install text is a little bit dizzy for me.

The concept sounds very good. I am just not sure whether it adapts with other add-on modules. (I added a lot add-on modules). But I will definitely pay attention to your progress.

Thank you for your great work!

Lina