Installation On Separate Servers

[m.martins]

Is there anyway to install zencart on different servers? in the sense that the admin/ folder resides in domaina.com and other files and folders in domainb.com.

I will appreciate it if anyone can show me the possibility of this.

Thanks in advance.

[Kim]

Interesting concept -If your don't mind, why do that?

[m.martins]

I have to shops and I want to update both shops from the same admin if that make sense.

Thanks.

[yellow1912]

Do they have the same database tho?

[gjh42]

Sounds like you may want the Multisite Module (look in Downloads).

[m.martins]

@ yellow1912 , yes they do have the same database.

@ gjh42, thanks for the tip, I've downloaded the mod, tho I've not yet fully implemeted it yet.

What I really want to know is the possibility of zencart admin/ folder, to reside in another server. This is an example of what I mean:

I have copied all non zencart admin files and folders to domaina.com and copied the zencart admin/ folder to domainb.com.

Now running the zc_install/ on daomaina.com, I get the following error.

/admin/includes/configure.php does not exist more info...

Remember that if the zencart admin/ folder had resided in domaina.com the installation would have continued.

So now what do I do from here?

Thanks.

[yellow1912]

I have not tried it yet, but there is one bad thing about ZC that may actually help in this case: most if not all functions in the catalog and in admin are not related. In fact, you can remove the admin folder from your site and that would not even have any affect on the catalog side.

Does that give u some idea ;) ?


Install ZC completely on 1 site, then move the admin folder to the other server. Edit admin/includes/configure.php to reflect the new changes.

[m.martins]

Install ZC completely on 1 site, then move the admin folder to the other server. Edit admin/includes/configure.php to reflect the new changes.

@ yellow1912 thanks for the info, still curious tho! after moving the zencart admin/ folder to the other server, what is the possibility of updating the content of the non zencart admin/ server from the residing one?

I'm I making any sense?

[yellow1912]

First, I am assuming that you simply want to have admin folder on 1 server, and 1 catalog on the other server.

Now, both of them must share the SAME database, which can be stored on either one of the servers. So changes made on one will affect the other. Make sense?

[m.martins]

Nice one... admin/ folder now moved to the other domain. Now editing

"/admin/includes/config.php"

Do you know how I can go about this;

Path Configuration

define 'DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/cms/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/cms/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/cms/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/cms/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/cms/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

The above need to be edited init?, what will the path be?

I'm stuck...