MultiSite Module Support Thread

[tyankee]

yikes i found it.. i mistakenly added a blank line at the top of the configure.php file..

[Design75]

yikes i found it.. i mistakenly added a blank line at the top of the configure.php file..

thanks for the feedback , and glad you solved it

[tyankee]

The MultiSite module knows what site to show

When the web server receives a page request, the environment variable $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] contains the domain name that was used (e.g. "site2.com"). The MultiSite module uses this information to use the right settings, fetch the right template, show the right categories etc. If the domain name is not correctly defined in the /includes/config_sites/ folder, there is no default - the screen will be blank except for a brief "undefined site" message.

having trouble with this.. main site is http://www.swordsofhonor.com. added site is http://medievalclothing.co. have the following file setup under includes/config_sites/medievalclothing.co_config.php

here are the contents of that file:
<?php
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');
$template_dir = "andover_modern";
define('SITE_NAME','Medieval Clothing Co');
?>

also have the include statement in my configure.php file right at the beginning.. but when i try to access http://medievalclothing.co, it seems like it's looking for a file on that domain.. and there aren't any.. i have both domains pointed to the same dns. am i missing something?? do i need files in my medievalclothing.co account??

[kobra]

do i need files in my medievalclothing.co account?

Yes you do - a full set of ZenCart files
The only thing shared is the database

[tyankee]

Yes you do - a full set of ZenCart files
The only thing shared is the database

yikes, i was going by what Magnus Wester said that they all shared the same files also..

[tyankee]

Yes you do - a full set of ZenCart files
The only thing shared is the database

don't they at least share the same admin area??

[tyankee]

ok, i've read through dozens of pages and still don't know how this parts works:

how to add/modify the template for the 2nd or 3rd stores?? is it added to the /includes/templates/ folder of the FIRST store or is it added that folder for each of the stores.. some people say you only need ONE install and ONE set of files while others say you need the zen cart files in all your other domains as well. i have my main site working with this module and 1.5 but not sure how to get the 2nd or 3rd sites working..

[Design75]

I think it depends on how your hosting account is set up.

My account is one public_html folder with multiple domains on it.
I this case I have one file-set, with one database, each domain will be assigned to its own template in the configure files.

It looks like there are also people who have a multiple file-sets each with its own domain assigned to it. I never used the multi-site this way, so i can not give any useful information about this method.

[tyankee]

my domains are all on a VPS so each domain has it's own account and own 'path' - e.g. /home/accountname/public_html/

i tried to get this to work WITHOUT the wnd and 3rd stores having any zen cart files in them - but it does not work.. i had to move all the zen cart files to each domain for it to work.. but it still leaves the question of 'which files are shared' - if any.. i think the template files MUST go on the main domain - but i can't get an answer from anyone and it's nowhere in the documentation.

[tyankee]

I think it depends on how your hosting account is set up.

My account is one public_html folder with multiple domains on it.
I this case I have one file-set, with one database, each domain will be assigned to its own template in the configure files.

It looks like there are also people who have a multiple file-sets each with its own domain assigned to it. I never used the multi-site this way, so i can not give any useful information about this method.

but where do the template files reside??