MultiSite Module Support Thread

I have the mod running well except the categories sidebox does not display. The breadcrumb works properly. Before I installed the mod, the categories sidebox did display. Is there a setting that I am missing?

thx for the help.
bob

did you enable the sidebox in your admin? make sure you select the right template first

tj1:

Does this mod allow each store to have different configurations. For example different product pricing and being able to use discount coupons on one store but not one the other.

I want to have two stores, one retail and the other wholesale set up like this:
mystorename.com
mystorename.com/wholesale

Would this mod work for my purposes?

Thanks.

It would take more customization than usual but it can be done. Though I'm not sure about product pricing

KThompson:

did you enable the sidebox in your admin? make sure you select the right template first
ok total noob... how do I select a template? afaik, I have the sidebox enabled but nothing shows in the left or right columns. at present I am using the default (classic) templates copied into my site folders. I have this test site set up for 2 domains but will need several more.

thx for your help.
bob

KThompson:

did you enable the sidebox in your admin? make sure you select the right template first

jsguru:

ok total noob... how do I select a template? afaik, I have the sidebox enabled but nothing shows in the left or right columns. at present I am using the default (classic) templates copied into my site folders.

Neve mind. Found it. I was looking at the layout settings not the layout box controller settings. thx for the help. running well now.

I know there are lots of questions in this thread, but here's another one:

Do the multiple shops have to be housed on the same server, or can they be housed across multiple servers?

Also, is there anyway to have all of the shops go through 1 site for checkout? So, you'd have site1.com, site2.com, and site3.com, but once you click "Checkout" on any of the sites it takes you to checkoutsite.com?

Coop1979:

I know there are lots of questions in this thread, but here's another one:

Do the multiple shops have to be housed on the same server, or can they be housed across multiple servers?

Also, is there anyway to have all of the shops go through 1 site for checkout? So, you'd have site1.com, site2.com, and site3.com, but once you click "Checkout" on any of the sites it takes you to checkoutsite.com?

you can have all the sites checkout through one. I'm not sure about the different servers. I would think it could as long as they all use the same database

regarding: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=410658&highlight=search#post410658

Gerome:

Well spotted. I know this problem, I just didn't have time to fix it. Basically, all I have to do is fix the query using the usual cat_filter() function...

It will be done soon.

Hello Gerome

I have a site using multisite and its working perfect!! Thanks a lot!

The only thing is the above mentioned problem regarding search option..

Would you know how to fix this? I tried to modify modules/sideboxes/search_header.php.. but didn't work

Thanks a lot!

Regards, Cedric

Using multi-site is it possible to have a “master” admin for all stores, but then there be different admins per store that can only perform limited functions eg they can NOT edit the inventory (eg pricing and specials) but they can process their clients’ sales, create gift certificates and discount vouchers etc.

The only way I thought this may be possible was by using the “Admin Profiles” module, however my understanding is that it only stops the onscreen display it doesn’t actually stop the user from access the function (eg if the user knew the correct URL they could type it in and get to the function) – this doesn’t provide the level of control required to separate the ADMINS in the model we require.

Can the above be done, any suggestions…..?

Hello,

I just find this module. and I think it is a usefull module.

is there any latest demo ?
or maybe url about latest developments, fetures, etc ?

what I am looking maybe such an Amazone ones, where we can have main shop, and we can have partners which can manage their own products and also they need to responsible about it too.

is this already done ?

Thanks

importprijs.nl:

Hi, this module looks promising for me.
But is it usefull for me as a webdesigner?

Now i have to update ZC and modules from each shop from every customer. Is it possible to have totally separate admin's to with sharing the same code?

I coud't find it sorry..
Hi Zenners!

I nevver got an answer to my question... Do you know if it is possible to have seperate admin's but different userfiles/databases?

hi,

Ive got the multisite module installed and working brilliantly, except that 1 of my customers has just said there is an error with the checkout success page.

The following text comes up

HEADING_TITLE
TEXT_YOUR_ORDER_NUMBER

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required '' (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/x10funk/public_html/includes/templates/default/templates/tpl_checkout_success_default.php on line 38

Ive looked at the file and its the ' require($define_page);' that isnt being recognised. I have the 'define' file in the correct folder but it doesnt seem to be calling it in.

can anyone help?

Regards

Paul

Hi Gerome I somehow got here from another thread, that project was never released. My question is this, I want one store with multiple departments to make it easer to update my distributors lists with easy populate. Would I need to have multiple databases so I can just update one dept at a time or can I make it so each dept is independent and easy populate only takes the list for each dept.

Like this I have 3 distributors with different lists and different products I want
3 different departments EG: fishing camping and electronics I want to be able to update each department independently using easy populate. Without having to download the whole store and separate each distributor's list Can this be done with your mod?

Best Regards,
Tony

hi guys, just gone through the install process and went to view shop, i get

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: cat_filter() in /home/sites/mysitename.com/public_html/includes/modules/meta_tags.php on line 47

apolgies, had copied the cat_filter to wrong functions directory..all sorted ... what a GREAT mod this is!

Hi everyone,
can't get either of the templates to load, always goes to the classic. Any ideas?

OK - Just had a question for Gerome or anybody who has a successful implementation of the MultiSite module.

We have a site with 4 different sites configured in MultiSite. When Customer adds an item (using IE6 - Internet Explorer 6.0, most likely affects 7.0 as well) to their cart in one site and then navigate to another via our 4-button navigation bar, then adds an item from that site they lose the original item which is replaced by the new addition.

By the way, our 4-button nav bar is appending the Zen Session ID to the URL to maintain the session across sites.

We believe it to be session-based as the session IDs are different when looking in "Sessions" table of the DB. So the session is not being maintained across sites as we understood the Module would provide.

But, the "kicker" is that this currently only affects our customers using Internet Explorer. We have tested our setup thoroughly with Firefox 2.0.0.9 on Mac / Windows PCs with no problems.

Has anybody seen this flukiness? Are we out of luck in being able to use this MultiSite module? Why would this happen in IE only?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice / help - phishee

Gerome:

Well spotted. I know this problem, I just didn't have time to fix it. Basically, all I have to do is fix the query using the usual cat_filter() function...

It will be done soon.

cebo:

regarding: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=410658&highlight=search#post410658

Hello Gerome

I have a site using multisite and its working perfect!! Thanks a lot!

The only thing is the above mentioned problem regarding search option..

Would you know how to fix this? I tried to modify modules/sideboxes/search_header.php.. but didn't work

Thanks a lot!

Regards, Cedric

Is there any update on this info...
Where do we add the cat_filter() function to stop the search from returning categories that should not be available to the store being searched.
Thanks

Hello Gerome,

I am a new Zenner and very interested with the multisite module.
But I'm not sure if this is suitable for my requirement.

I am planning to have multistores that sending stuffs from different country.
say I will have a store for Australian customer and another store for US customer.
It is always good if I can have a single database to ease the stock, purchasing or customer management.

My questions are:

1. Can I use this module for this purpose?

2. If so, Does that mean that I only have one Zen Cart installation? or multiple sites or directories installation (at the same server), sorry, this confuse me a lot.

3. If it is in one Zen Cart installation, how does it work? Can it manage different configuration according to each store requirement such as shipping method/module, taxation, languages, currency etc?

Before I know that the multisite module exists, I was planning to install Zen Cart in different directories for each store but still under the same domain name (same server), that means that I have to have different sets of database.

I look forward for your advices, thank you.

James

Need to know if you can have different prices for each store before i install..

doing a wholesale/retail store

thanks