MultiSite Module Support Thread

There we go, I put everything back. Sorry I was working on it.

It appears that the images is note where you specified. When you set up multisite which method did you use? Did you copy the zen cart folder to the new location or did you point the new domain to the original store?

Someone actually set it up for me, but I believe he copied the folder to the new location.

The files are there, and when it is in https it can find them just fine. All the images are in the same folder as the header logo. The only different between it is looking is the http vs https.

I can PM you a test login if that would help.

Yeah go ahead and PM me and I'll take a look

...but would seriously welcome some advice :-)

I have a store selling excursions (http://www.therealdr.com/store/) and several other sites in the Dominican Republic would like to use our store to sell excursions - HOWEVER - would also like the storefont etc to look like their own site.

I've installed the Multisite mod (which sounded perfect BTW! :-) however I am at a loss as to how I can get these other websites to access the templates in my Zen-Cart installation. I've read through all of the installation files and forum posts and I'm really confused about whether Multisite works on seperate domains or not.

If anyone knows the answer I would be soooooo grateful!!!

In addition I'm really not convinced that the installation is 100% correct as I cannot seem to edit my templates within the admin/tools/template selection as in mentioned in these threads.

If anyone is available for a quick look at the configuration of my store please let me know and I'll PM a test account.

I;m really sorry to ask all this, but I really, really REALLY would like this mod to work AND do what my customers want. :-)

Many thanks

Pete
www.therealdr.com/store/

Hi all,

Had this module running for a long time now and works brilliantly!!

the only problem im getting is that i cant figure out how to get this to work with folders instead of subdomains? The main zencart is installed in my root directory.

How do i get it to work with a /shop or /catalog folder name?

Thanks for your help

Paul

Hi,
Is it working with 1.3.8 ?
I installed the module and the product’s aren’t displayed on the shops?

Stupid question, but you went to "Multi Site Tools" then to "Display the relations Categories/Sites" and told it what site to display each category in?

I used Tools > Multiside Tools and added the categories to each multi site!

I wanted to set this up on a localhost test server but obviously i dont have any domain names to point to the localhost. The reason i want to do this is to test the whole thing before i move the domain names away from there existing sites (there are 2 shops).

has anyone got any ideas?

stuart.barber:

I wanted to set this up on a localhost test server but obviously i dont have any domain names to point to the localhost. The reason i want to do this is to test the whole thing before i move the domain names away from there existing sites (there are 2 shops).

has anyone got any ideas?

Sorted this now but now have another problem with categories.

Installed multi site on a fresh copy of zc and everything seems to be working except i have no side boxes.

I have seen a post that says you need to activate them for each site which i have done but they still dont seem to be displayed.

I have put the <> code in each category description but just cant work out what i have done wrong - any ideas?

stuart.barber:

Sorted this now but now have another problem with categories.

Installed multi site on a fresh copy of zc and everything seems to be working except i have no side boxes.

I have seen a post that says you need to activate them for each site which i have done but they still dont seem to be displayed.

I have put the <> code in each category description but just cant work out what i have done wrong - any ideas?
Someone can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Zen-Cart 1.3.8a breaks the Multi-Site module if you are simply over-writing files from the base ZC installation with the "Modify" files from Multi-Site. Specifically, includes/functions/functions_categories.php has some major code changes when you compare the version included in ZC 1.3.8a and the one in Multi-Site. If you re-upload the includes/functions/functions_categories.php file from the base ZC 1.3.8a, it should work, but you can't exclude categories from showing up on your Multi-sites.

I am using v7 not v8 and it still wont work.

Has anyone got a working copy that they can pass to me (i only need 2 shops). I am happy to pay for any development.

Hello there

I am using the latest version of css dropdown with this mod. I applied the code (cat_filter where appropriate, but it breaks the site. Wondered if anyone has come across this issue.

Thanks,

Heathenmagic :smile:

Scratch the above, I failed to see the other ) . Sorry. :oops:

Any one know what sort of effect this has on search engines?
If you have two domains pointing to the same "site", with the same products does Google think that you have duplicate content and reduce your rating?

I did read that subdomains are penalised by google, though it is not important to my setup with the additional subdomain.

Would be great if someone who knows if that is true to support it or not.

I think it is a great mod, only I am having issues setting up ssl at present.

KThompson:

tanik, Wow you are basically talkin to yourself here.

In regards to your last post I actually just settled for 2.

what you can do is define the http and https servers in the config file as www.oxicore.com so even if visitors go oxicore.com all the links will point to www.oxicore.com and they will remain there.

it's the same as the defines in includes/configure.php

Try 2fastshoes.com for an example. let me know if I need to make it more clear

Sorry ive been out of town and yea i guess i was talking to myself haha.

but can you explain it alil more. not sure how to change this. are u talking about the config that goes like oxicore.com_config.php or the configure.php? which one am i changing or adding.

Gerome:

Hi Charis,

As for your redirections;

You don't have to redirect with html or javascript.
Instead of that, you can either rewrite the urls using the .htaccess or create virtual host that are in the "point" or "target" the same folder where your zen-cart install is. It is easy to do it with apache (as I saw that you are using apache ...)

Gerome.

Hello,

I have a question regarding redirection:

In my subdomain-folder "history" I have the following .htaccess-file:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} history.ezkj.ch$ [OR]
RewriteRule /(.)$ http://www.ezkj.ch/ [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^(.)$ /ezkj/$1 [L]

But now when I go to "history.ezkj.ch" I am totally redirected to "www.ezkj.ch". The history-layout (wich is different from the main-layout) will not show up..

Did I miss something here? I would be very pleased if someone could give some advice on this!

Thanks and best regards!!

I'm new to Zen Cart, and am looking to install the multi-site module.

Gerome's e-mail bounces, and it appears that he hasn't made a post in the forum since October. Is he no longer available to do installs of his module?