MultiSite Module Support Thread

[Gerome]

Hello, i need help in spanish, about installation of multisite, thanks.

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

don't use the translated code ! instead, take the code from the English version

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

[OnlyBlue]

I have just installed the MultiSite Module to a fresh installation of Zen Cart 1.3.7, all works but I have also two questions.

1. Before installing the MultiSite Module, the Documents sidebox displayed "Documents (2)". It's right. When I installed the MultiSite Module, both original site and sub site displayed the displayed "-> (145)" in their Documents sideboxes. I think it's not right.

2. If I create two sub stores(e.g. store1 and store2)with the MultiSite Module, is it possible for customer to pay money to corresponding storekeeper (e.g. storekeeper1 or storekeeper2) according to the goods in different stores?

Thanks!

[OnlyBlue]

Sorry for exceeding 7 minutes. I want to post it more clearly again.

I have just installed the MultiSite Module to a fresh installation of Zen Cart 1.3.7, all works but I have also two questions.

1. Before installing the MultiSite Module, the Documents sidebox displayed "Documents (2)". It's right. When I installed the MultiSite Module, both original site and sub site displayed the displayed "-> (145)" in their Documents sideboxes. I think it's not right.
When I click the link "Documents" the Documents sidebox (without MultiSite Module), the URL is:

http://localhost/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=63

When I click the link "->" the Documents sidebox (with MultiSite Module), the URL is:

http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=

http://www.mysite.com/shop1/index.ph...e=index&cPath=

2. If I create two sub stores(e.g. store1 and store2)with the MultiSite Module, is it possible for customer to pay money to corresponding storekeeper (e.g. storekeeper1 or storekeeper2) according to the goods in different stores?

Thanks!

[Gerome]

I have just installed the MultiSite Module to a fresh installation of Zen Cart 1.3.7, all works but I have also two questions.

1. Before installing the MultiSite Module, the Documents sidebox displayed "Documents (2)". It's right. When I installed the MultiSite Module, both original site and sub site displayed the displayed "-> (145)" in their Documents sideboxes. I think it's not right.
When I click the link "Documents" the Documents sidebox (without MultiSite Module), the URL is:

Thanks for spotting this bug, I made a fix for the document sidebox bug:

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

Let me know if it works to your shop too, then I'll put it in a new release.

2. If I create two sub stores(e.g. store1 and store2)with the MultiSite Module, is it possible for customer to pay money to corresponding storekeeper (e.g. storekeeper1 or storekeeper2) according to the goods in different stores?

You can modify the payment information from the store1.._config.php by overriding the correct constants. Check in your configuration table what is the name of the storekeeper ID (This can be different in function of which payment module you are using).

[alfher]

http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools

don't use the translated code ! instead, take the code from the English version

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

Thanks Gerome...

[OnlyBlue]

Thanks for spotting this bug, I made a fix for the document sidebox bug:

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

Let me know if it works to your shop too, then I'll put it in a new release.

Thanks, Gerome!

It seems that the sites work well after applying the patch, but the Documents sidebox disappeared. Is it right?

I have also another suggestion:

In the step 4 of the MultiSite Module Instructions, we'd better create not only the www.site1.com_config.php but also the site1.com_config.php. Otherwise, if we use site1.com to browser the site, we would meet a error :

the domain site1.com_config.php does not exist.

[Gerome]

Thanks, Gerome!

It seems that the sites work well after applying the patch, but the Documents sidebox disappeared. Is it right?

The sidebox disappears because there is no document to display for the site. This is the normal behavior of this sidebox.

I have also another suggestion:

In the step 4 of the MultiSite Module Instructions, we'd better create not only the www.site1.com_config.php but also the site1.com_config.php. Otherwise, if we use site1.com to browser the site, we would meet a error :

As for multi domains issues, I use .htaccess in order to resolve this problem because I think it makes things cleaner.

Add the the beginning of your htacess:

#Redirect all *site2.com and *site2.net to www.site2.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} site2.com$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} site2.net$
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.site2.com$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.site2.com/$1 [L,R=301]

This is what is used for bigdepot.co.uk:
http://ww.bigdepot.co.uk/scratchless-cd-c-3377.html
http://bigdepot.co.uk/scratchless-cd-c-3377.html
http://anything.bigdepot.co.uk/scrat...cd-c-3377.html
http://www.bigdepot.com/scratchless-cd-c-3377.html
All are redirected to that link, with a similar .htaccess code.
http://www.bigdepot.co.uk/scratchless-cd-c-3377.html

For these who don't want to bother with it, there is other this way:
into the site1.com_config.php:

includes('includes/config_sites/www.site1.com_config.php'); 

Another way to do it would be to put that in the site1.com_config.php:

header('HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently');
header('Location: http://www.site1.com'.$_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); 

Note: I never tried this one, but it should have a similar effect that the .htaccess code. Warning: I think that, for some servers, $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] has a different name...

Soon, I'll go though this thread and I'll make a FAQ with all the helps that has been given ...


Hope it helps!

[streetglow]

Hello,

first of all, my compliments for developing this module.

I've got a question: How do I make it work with different domains? *not similar to the questions before, explanation will follow*

Explanation:

I've got 2 different webshops (both zen-cart of course), they are separated, by that word I mean the following:
- Different domain;
- Different FTP;
- Different Files;

How can I do this?

What do I want?:

- Keep different files, which results in different FTP's, different domains.
- Connect the 2 sites *1 database*.

How can I:

Make sure that the orders will come in 1 database?

I hope I made my point,

Thanks in advance.

~Streetglow.

[streetglow]

I've fixed it myself, not that hard, just some experiments and it all works fine to me.
Except for 1 thing, EZPages...
What about them? If I have an EZPage for site1, then I got the EZPage also for site 2...

[rikreations]

Hi,

I'm having a problem with my multistore.
My product listing is showing each item 12 times. When i remove cat_filter from product_listing.php it works fine.
I'm using 12 languages in my site so i guess the problem was related to bad filtering of the languages, but it's not. The item is shown 12 times in the same language. I suppose it has something to do with the languages but i really can't figure it out.

You can see it by clicking here

Any help or sugestions will be extremelly apreciated.
Thanks in advance.