Multi-Site Module Beta Release !

[Gerome]

How to run different shops from one zen-cart install ?

Simply by installing the Multi-Site Module !

http://www.medea.co.uk/dev/

/!\ WARNING /!\: This is a Beta release; I have only tested it on 1.3.7 shop freshly installed. You might encounter problems if you install it on a "modified" zen-cart, or a previous version of Zen-cart. Also, you might encounter some problem of compatibility with other modules.

This is why I advice you to use that on a test store first and give me some feedback of any problem you will encounter; so I can fix them and update the release.

Any advice about anything relating to this release is the Welcome !

Thank you.

[a_berezin]

Thanks, is very interesting!

[Kim]

Please post your contribution to the downloads section.

[david.buckley]

Yaaaaay Yaaaaaay!!!!!



I have it now working thanks to Gerome.

http://dcinet.com.au/catalog/
http://shop1.dcinet.com.au/catalog/
http://shop2.dcinet.com.au/catalog/

Dave.

:)

[Bubblegum]

Hi David and Gerome,

Fantastic idea!

However, I've gone to David's 3 sites, and I don't seem to be able to log-in to any of them, and hence I can't actually test the functionality.

Let me see if I understand how the system is supposed to work from the buyer's point of view:

1. Buyer logs-in (in any of the 3 stores) (and this logs him/her in really into the 3 stores.

2. Buyer moves back and forth from 1 store to another (within the 3 stores) making purchases if he/she wants.

3. Buyer is able to see total cart in any of the stores, including purchases from any of the 3 stores.

4. When buyer is ready to check out he places the order at any of the stores and the order reflects the total cart from the 3 stores.

5. Once the order is processed, the buyer is returned to the last site he/she was at (perhaps).

From the administrator's point of view:

1. There's only 1 database for the 3 stores
2. Each store has its own template and products
3. There's just a SSL in one of the stores through which the order is actually processed
4a. There's only one administration for the 3 shops or
4b. There 1 administration for each of the 3 shops and it connects to the same and only database

Am I in the right track in understanding what this contribution does? Or the idea is not what's above?

We've been dreaming of something like this. We are happy on contributing with donations, provided the contribution actually works, (which I can't be sure yet from Daniel's beta sites). Many people will be very happy to see this contribution working, and I can only hope everybody will be willing to compensate the effort with well deserved donations .

I understand there was a developer ('Absolute') that was getting ready something similar, and apparently he discontinued it. I hope this one won't end up that same way for lack of support.

Thank you.

Peter Larson.

[Gerome]

Yes Peter, you points you made are right, however, there is still a problem that I didn't solve:

It is suposed to have one ssl for each stores (https://www.site1.com, https://www.site2.com, etc...)

However, I don't know yet how to setting these SSL on from the same server...

It should be fixed shortly has I need it in order to make our shops working...

This module has been made by Medea International at the first place, but with their agreement, we are providing this module free. A paypal account will be open for donations soon, also we will provide our services for installing and updating multisite module on zencart shops too.

Thank you for the interrest you bring to the development of this module!

Gerome.