MultiSite Module Support Thread

[bcannon007]

I GIVE UP!

[shags38]

Hi all.

I have read many pages of this forum as well as the info in the plugin but .....

I am using v1.3.9h and have a reasonable knowledge of ZenCart but no real knowledge of setting up multiple sites / affiliate sites so just wondering if I could get some answers to the following please (I have learned lessons the hard way to not install plugins unless you are actually going to use them rather than wow that seems cool - more opportunities for coding errors);

1. how does Multi-Site work in practice??, i.e. in laymans terms, basic explanation of what results it achieves (not the way the codes work). I have duplicated one of my ZC sites by copying it my pc then uploading it to a new domain then deleting certain products/plugins not wanted on that site and modifying certain files (configure.php and others) - works fine but is very time consuming and is ok for another site I own but not a practical method for setting up affiliate sites. Does Multi-site do all this for me? What does it do?

2. having duplicate sites in my case would be primarily for use by affiliates. I have downloaded Snap Affiliates plugin but am yet to install it (again until I can get a handle on how it really works in practice - a points to b, b points to z and z points back to a, kind of info). I assume that having both Multi-Site and Snap Affiliates installed I will then be able to duplicate a site for use on an affiliates domain but have control of it ... right?

3. trying to map out a sitemap of how it can all fit together is really difficult without knowing what each plugin does and how they can work together.

4. is anyone using both for the purpose of "installing" copy STORES or sections thereof on an affiliates site .... successfully .... or is it best done by having sub-domains and the affiliate site pointing to "their version of my store" in that sub-domain (which I assume Multi-Site would be suitable for to build multiple sub-domains?? ).

I hope the above makes sense. Looking forward to some feedback.

cheers,
Mike

[britneycook]

Hi Luke,

Later on you will need to 'force' the registration of multisite in zen cart Admin. This relates to what I mentioned at the start re security, In that if multisite satisfied all of v1.50's requirements then you wouldn't need to fudge this step.



Simon

Hi Simon

Thanks so much for your previous contribution re: the install in 1.5.0.
I wonder if you wouldnt mind clarifying how you achieved the above "forced registration". I have all install and seems to be working, BUT Multisite is not appearing in the "TOOLS" section of ADMIN as it did in 1.3

Any ideas with this?

[simon1066]

Hi Simon

Thanks so much for your previous contribution re: the install in 1.5.0.
I wonder if you wouldnt mind clarifying how you achieved the above "forced registration". I have all install and seems to be working, BUT Multisite is not appearing in the "TOOLS" section of ADMIN as it did in 1.3

Any ideas with this?

Actually 'force registration' was a mistake - sorry. I don't have the skills to add the multisite to the Tools section, via >Admin>Admin Access Management>Admin Page Registration as I would normally do

Instead I access the multisite options by navigating to the multisite.php file directly - http://www.example.com/YOUR_ADMIN/multisite.php

What I tend to do for mods such as these is to add a link in the header of the Admin pages - http://www.example.com/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/header.php (around line #198 and before the 'reset_admin_activity_log' section seems to do the trick)

Hope that helps

[britneycook]

Actually 'force registration' was a mistake - sorry. I don't have the skills to add the multisite to the Tools section, via >Admin>Admin Access Management>Admin Page Registration as I would normally do

Instead I access the multisite options by navigating to the multisite.php file directly - http://www.example.com/YOUR_ADMIN/multisite.php

What I tend to do for mods such as these is to add a link in the header of the Admin pages - http://www.example.com/YOUR_ADMIN/includes/header.php (around line #198 and before the 'reset_admin_activity_log' section seems to do the trick)

Hope that helps

Thanks so much Simon...
That was great.. i think the former link you presented is excellent, im afraid my knowledge and capability of placing a link as you suggest in the second example is a little out of my league..

Very helpful, thank you kindly ;-)

[simon1066]

Thanks so much Simon...
That was great.. i think the former link you presented is excellent, im afraid my knowledge and capability of placing a link as you suggest in the second example is a little out of my league..

Very helpful, thank you kindly ;-)

You're welcome.

If you wanted to add a link to multisite to the header then;

in /YOUR_ADMIN/includes/header.php file find the code (should be starting on line #197):

<td align="left" class="main" valign="top"><?php if ($new_gv_queue_cnt > 0) echo $goto_gv . '<br />' . sprintf(TEXT_SHOW_GV_QUEUE, $new_gv_queue_cnt); ?></td>
<?php

and insert the code coloured red like this

<td align="left" class="main" valign="top"><?php if ($new_gv_queue_cnt > 0) echo $goto_gv . '<br />' . sprintf(TEXT_SHOW_GV_QUEUE, $new_gv_queue_cnt); ?></td>

<br/>
	<a href="multisite.php">Multisite</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
	
<?php

The     are simply spaces to separate any future links

[britneycook]

Oh thats very cleaver..

thanks so much for that Simon! That worked very well..

Now we Just need a 1.5.0 Version of MULTISITE...
Anyone out there have the capacity to do this? It seems like such a popular Mod...

Thanks again Simon

[lukeengland12]

Hi All

Just wanted to add some code i have used to get around this problem of registration for the multisite

in /YOUR_ADMIN/includes/header.php file find the code (pasted the could below on line #246):

<a href="multisite.php" class="headerLink">' . HEADER_TITLE_MULTISITE . '</a>
		&nbsp;|&nbsp;

Then edit /YOUR_ADMIN/includes/languages/english.php

add the following code on line #67:

define('HEADER_TITLE_MULTISITE', 'Multisite Home');



hope this helps any problems let me know

[stefjuuh]

Is there anyone who has an updated version of this module, or a complete (clean) 1.5 installation with this multisite module installed?
Tried installing this module 3 times now, last 2 times with the instructions line-by-line, letter-by-letter, but chrome keeps bouncing me a server error.
Firefox is just lazy and shows a white screen. Source code shows nothing.
Working with OSX/MAMP at this point.

[lukeengland12]

Is there anyone who has an updated version of this module, or a complete (clean) 1.5 installation with this multisite module installed?
Tried installing this module 3 times now, last 2 times with the instructions line-by-line, letter-by-letter, but chrome keeps bouncing me a server error.
Firefox is just lazy and shows a white screen. Source code shows nothing.
Working with OSX/MAMP at this point.

the only way i managed to get multisite working with 1.5 was using beyond compare n comparing each file n then uploading them step by step i didnt start writing new instructions but i made so many changes hope this helps if i can help you with anything let me know.