Multiple Sites from beginning

  • Resolved btimney

    (@btimney)


    12 years, 12 months ago

    I would like to have one installation of WordPress, but multiple sites each with their own theme and database and users, etc.

    WordPress is installed in /wwwroot/wordpress

    site1.com => /wwwroot/wordpress/site1
    site2.com => /wwwroot/wordpress/site2

    I thought this was possible through adding Networks, and adding the define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true); line to the wp-config.php file.

    I did that and do not get a “Network” link under tools…

    Is it possible to do and if so, what have I done wrong?
    Or do I have to install wordpress from scratch to:
    /wwwroot/site1 and then again in /wwwroot/site2

    Is there an advantage either way??

    TIA (Thanks in Advance)

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  • govpatel

    (@govpatel)

    12 years, 12 months ago

    I would like to have one installation of WordPress, but multiple sites each with their own theme and database and users, etc.

    If you set multisite there will only one database one install of wordpress but each wordpress will have its own tables with different prefixes

    They all can managed individually and as super admin you control what plugins and themes they can use.

    You need check more info here

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

    Thread Starter btimney

    (@btimney)

    12 years, 12 months ago

    That is the document I have used to get this far, LOL.

    I can accept the fact that there will only be one database…

    But to get started I see adding the line in the config file and I did that but it does not give the promised Network Link under Tools.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 12 months ago

    Where in the config file did you put it?

    Thread Starter btimney

    (@btimney)

    12 years, 12 months ago

    …
    define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);
    define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

    /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
    …

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 12 months ago

    I see your problem. Look at the first apostrophe in that line. It’s a SMART quote. They both are. That won’t work 🙂

    Delete the line and COPY PASTE this one in:

    define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

    Thread Starter btimney

    (@btimney)

    12 years, 12 months ago

    At first I tried this…

    …
    * @package WordPress
    */

    // ** Multisite settings – Allows Mutiple Websites ** //
    define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

    // ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
    /** The name of the database for WordPress */
    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’);
    …

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 12 months ago

    Yeah, see my earlier post. You’re using smart (curly) quotes. They will never work 🙂

    Thread Starter btimney

    (@btimney)

    12 years, 12 months ago

    BINGO!!!!

    Wow. I cut and pasted that from the document…

    Thank You!!!!

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 12 months ago

    No prob 🙂 Watch out for them curly quotes. They’ll kill ya every time!

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