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1. stiwdio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi Wonder if anyone can help me.
   I have a WP site I have created. But now I want to create a mobile version, while I'm aware of plugins I want to create my own mobile site.

   I want to create a site in a folder /mobile and for this to use the same database content from the main site. Is this possible?

   I thought about just copying the WP folder from the meain site and placing it the /mobile folder, this dosent really work as all the links reverts back to the root.

   I think basically I need anothew WP installation under /moobile which will use the database content from the main site, however im not sure if this is right or even possible.

   A stepe by step help would be really appreciated as I havent a clue :-)

   Thanks
   Darren

2. stiwdio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   further to this, I also cant log into the /mobile/wp-login.php as oce i login it it reverts to the root WP installation

3. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   You can't run two different installs from the same database and have different urls.

4. stiwdio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Any ideas how I can overcome this? Would installing another WP in the mobile folder then point to the other database work?

5. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   No. You can't run two different installs from the same database and have different urls.

6. stiwdio
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Ive done it; yes you can apparently;

   Read this great article I found, I now have 2 installs using one database content! One at the root and one in a subdomain at /mobile ready for me to create my mobile theme..

   Much thanks goes out the the author of this article!

   http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/use-1-database-for-2-blogs-with-wordpress-26/

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