MultiSite Module Support Thread

[Raimo]

My multisite works perfect but now i want to add a site dieren-artikelen.nl (there is a - in the middle) because this is also the seperator, this gives problems....
Has anyone an idea how to put the categories to this site?

Thanks

[Design75]

My multisite works perfect but now i want to add a site dieren-artikelen.nl (there is a - in the middle) because this is also the seperator, this gives problems....
Has anyone an idea how to put the categories to this site?

Thanks

That is most unfortunate. I think it means the whole module needs to be rewritten so you can use another separator like for example | (pipe).

[Raimo]

That is most unfortunate. I think it means the whole module needs to be rewritten so you can use another separator like for example | (pipe).

Does anyone have experience with this problem?
Can i simply change the seperator in multisite.php at .value.split("-") or will this not work at all?

[Design75]

Does anyone have experience with this problem?
Can i simply change the seperator in multisite.php at .value.split("-") or will this not work at all?

I never heard of anyone else with the problem, maybe there aren't many using a - in their url's. At the moment I really have no idea where the changes would have to be made, because i didn't need to change that part of the code.
I has been a while since i looked at the code, because I made a new and completely different multi store module. It is database driven, but also a commercial mod (due to the development time i put in it).
If you have some time i could take a look at the current module this week to see what would need to be changed.

[RocketSites]

Hi,

I'm trying install the module, and I seem to be falling at the first hurdle as I can't find any information that explains the fundamentals of the setup.

- Do I need more than one installation of Zen Cart before I start?
- If so, where do I install the multi-site module? The 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?
- The docs mention creating a template for each site. Do these new templates go into the templates directory of the 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.

[twitchtoo]

Hi,

I'm trying install the module, and I seem to be falling at the first hurdle as I can't find any information that explains the fundamentals of the setup.
- No worries...

- Do I need more than one installation of Zen Cart before I start?
- Just One.

- If so, where do I install the multi-site module? The 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?
- The hosting server location stays the same, choose an appropriate directory/folder name for your installed Zen Cart

- The 'multiple' domains 'point at' or 'redirect to' your unique domain names.

- The docs mention creating a template for each site. Do these new templates go into the templates directory of the 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?
- Yes you 'can' have two template/override folders.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.
- You're welcome.

[RocketSites]

Hi,

I'm trying install the module, and I seem to be falling at the first hurdle as I can't find any information that explains the fundamentals of the setup.
- No worries...

- Do I need more than one installation of Zen Cart before I start?
- Just One.

- If so, where do I install the multi-site module? The 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?
- The hosting server location stays the same, choose an appropriate directory/folder name for your installed Zen Cart

- The 'multiple' domains 'point at' or 'redirect to' your unique domain names.

- The docs mention creating a template for each site. Do these new templates go into the templates directory of the 'main' site, the other sites, or all of them?
- Yes you 'can' have two template/override folders.

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Hi Twitch,

Thank you SO much for your reply. Very helpful.

Your instructions have got me slightly closer!

Do you know if the 'main' site can be in a subdirectory, and the 'other' sites be in a further directory?

e.g.

Main site = mydomain.com/store
Other = mydomain.com/store/other

Also, upon installing it onto my 'main' site (mydomain.com/store) it no longer uses the selected template (in Tools > Template Selection) and instead just uses template_default. Any ideas what that might be?

Thank you.

[twitchtoo]

Do you know if the 'main' site can be in a subdirectory, and the 'other' sites be in a further directory?

e.g.

Main site = mydomain.com/store
Other = mydomain.com/store/other
- Only one 'main site' here:
hosting site root/public_html/your_multisite_folder/zencart installed here

- Your domain names all point at this folder with cPanel/hosting.

- If the entrance domain is www.mydomainONE.com - you tell multisite (configure.php) to use the 'classic' template

- If the entrance domain is www.mydomainTWO.com - you tell multisite (configure.php) to use the 'my_new' template

Also, upon installing it onto my 'main' site (mydomain.com/store) it no longer uses the selected template (in Tools > Template Selection) and instead just uses template_default. Any ideas what that might be?
- Yes go to Admin -> Tools -> MultiSite Tools -> Display the relations Categories/Sites

- Add the 'sites' or template names to the appropriate categories

[philb316]

I have been asked to take over a Zencart site which uses the multisite module. The sites have been neglected re doing the ZenCart upgrades and are still at v1.3.9h. I'm a newbie on the multisite module, and considering that these original Zencart sites were put together in 2007, need to investigate whether or not the multisite module is actually still required. Could someone please direct me to any doc that explains in what situations/requirements the multisite module must be used?
Thanks!

[twitchtoo]

Multisite = two or more domains, one database.

Sell shoes on one site, clothing on another.

One database stores customers, orders, etc.