Top Level Domains for multiple sites

  • domineaux1

    (@domineaux1)


    9 years, 8 months ago

    I recently read WordPress has the ability to facilitate separate top level domains with individual database, themes as mutliple sites with a network administration possible over all the sites.

    There are eight(8)top level domains that are currently parked with no content.

    would like to use something like a multiple site arrangement.
    The sites will have same plugins and different themes, if possible.

    would like to be able to update one installation and have all the domains update. I have VPS server with root access.

    Each domain will have it’s own mysql db.
    The sites will passed over to owners when completed for owner to supply site content.

    I will only maintain server, upgrades and security updates after the sites are passed to the owners.

    Example — Apples.com, oranges.com, avocado.net, pecan.net, etc.
    Each domain is registered and the domain pointers are to my VPS server. Each domain has separate owner.

    It would be nice, if they all had their own Cpanel. That would not be an absolute necessity.

    I prefer not to do any coding, unless the code is supplied.
    I am familiar enough to work within the Mysql to make database edits and entries.

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  • catacaustic

    (@catacaustic)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    What you’re thinking of is a Network – but it doesn’t work exactly as you’d want it to.

    When you use a Netowrk, you have a single codebase for everything, and each site is part of that single codebase. They all use the same code and database and all of teh users for each site can log into every site but only as subscribers (the lowest authorisation level). The reasons for running a Network are user sharing and one central admin area for applying any updates. The reason for not running a Netowrk is that it’s not quite so easy to extract a single site from a network if you want to move it somewhere else later on.

    If you want to keep the sites separate as you have said then you will need separate installations, each in it’s own cPanel account. With this each site is separate and you can do what you wish with them. The only downside to this is that you can’t have a single admin area to apply updates to every site. That would have to be done individually.

    Considering what you’ve said I’d suggest using separate installations so you can move them around as you wish, something that can’t be done (easily) with a Network installation.

    Thread Starter domineaux1

    (@domineaux1)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is a Network possible as you mentioned above?

    If I built out several sites with unique domains as I mentioned above?

    If I use same code base with same MySQL database would that work the way I’m thinking?

    Thank you for your prompt response.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    9 years, 8 months ago

    You can have multiple sites with their own domains. You need to use a domain mapping plugin, but it works just fine.

    The SQL DB will point to separate content tables per site.

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