MultiSite Module Support Thread

[thewhiz01]

Hi,
i just wanted to confirm whether this module will help me in achieving the following,
I am having multiple sites setup on different domains. Can this module help me in have one shopping cart for these sites?
Please help.

Thanks.

[balihr]

Yes, that's the idea of this module. But you will no longer need multiple installations, just one zencart, one admin... And you can make it completely different - use different templates, have different categories, use different modules etc. For a frontend user, these will be completely different sites, BUT once a user creates account on one site, that account exists on all other sites. So, if register at site1, you can use your login and pass at site2 and you will have your order history from both site1 and site2. Depending on what you want to achieve, this can be an advantage or a disadvantage. But, as I've already said, I believe your customers MUST know that they are dealing with the same person/company, only different sites.

[thewhiz01]

Thanks balihr.... just one more thing... this module works with version 1.3.8 and 1.3.9 too, right? Because at this link "http://www.medea.co.uk/dev/", it says Designed for :Zen Cart v1.371.

[thewhiz01]

Do you have any example site which uses the multisite module?

[balihr]

I think it should work with 1.3.9, but i haven't tried yet...

I have a site that uses multisite, feel free to visit it. I'll send you a PM with the link and details (i don't want google to see it here...). It's an abandoned project so feel free to do whatever you want, complete your orders etc.

[thewhiz01]

Hi balihr... i checked out the sites you gave me...i was not able to add a product from both the sites in one cart ... i am new to zen cart, Please help

[balihr]

Yes because i didn't allow cross cart - my shop1's shipping modules are different than shop2's. So, I didn't allow cross cart because then i couldn't control shipping modules that easy.

[thewhiz01]

ok...so if i have the same shipping modules for all my sites, and i allow cross cart for the multisite module my zen cart, then i can have products from different sites into one cart.. thats gr8... Thanks a ton balihr. Owe you a lot.

[Ray303]

- Same currency.
- Multisite is not compatible with multi languages but will be in the next version (released tomorrow)
- I think that different taxes should be compatible but I never tried to be honest.
- You can use different shipping modules for each site
- You can use different payment module for each site
- You can change anything that is in the configuration section of the admin section (including the company information).

If by "business rule" you mean payment methods, tax/shipping, currency and company information, I would say that

About the new version:
- it will also allow to desactivate the cat_filter for some sites (and then allow all the categories to be display).
It will also allow to specify a different CATEGORIES_ROOT.

Hi guys,
Gerome and one or two others have mentioned that you can use a different payment module for each site, which makes sense for independent stores. I'm just not sure how to set that up. Do I just create a folder with my template name in /includes/languages/english/modules/payment and edit the settings. I know the Modules > Payment admin interface will allow you to adjust settings, but I am guessing that has to be done by manually editing the files for each template. Any tips or advice on how to manage this would be greatly appreciated.

[balihr]

@Ray303: You can control almost all zencart features, but you'll have to do it manually. You'll have to edit the appropriate _config files in your includes/config_sites folder.
In other words, if you want your site1 NOT use storepickup module you'll have to edit your shop1.com_config.php and add the following line:

define('MODULE_SHIPPING_STOREPICKUP_STATUS','false'); //Enable Store Pickup Shipping

By adding that line, your shop1 will not use storepickup module. You can do that for almost any other module/feature you have installed, you'll just have to use the appropriate command...
Note that you're NOT changing any template files whatsoever. ALL modules/features are controlled from the _config.php file! Have fun!