My advice would be to not use the auto-install. Or use it only for the first blog.
For the following blogs, all you need to do is:
a) FTP the wordpress files to a new directory on your server
b) Copy the wp-config.php file from your first blog
c) Edit the wp-config.php file in a text editor, and change the prefix from wp_ to somethingelse_
d) FTP that wp-config.php file to your new blog’s directory
Then you’ll have to run the install.php on your new blog, as per usual.
Thank you. I understand now, and got it uploaded and finally saw that it was the code in the wp-config file itself that needed changed. I don’t know why I thought that was comment not code (or whatever it is called.)
Well, I thought I had it, but now at login I am getting these error messages:
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /[mywebpath]/wp-config.php:25) in /[mywebpath]/wp-login.php on line 12
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /[mywebpath]/wp-config.php:25) in /[mywebpath]/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 313
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /[mywebpath]/wp-config.php:25) in /[mywebpath]/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 314
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /[mywebpath]/wp-config.php:25) in /[mywebpath]/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 275
What did I do wrong?
Also, can I change the name of the [ $table_prefix = wp_ or somthingelse_ ] later, in any of the blogs, or is this set now and will mess things up if I change it?
…headers already sent by (output started at /[mywebpath]/wp-config.php:25)
…
What did I do wrong?
What you did wrong was to put some blank lines or something similar at the bottom of the wp-config.php file.
wp-config.php has a very specific format, and must not be altered from that format. The very first characters in the file must be <?php and the very last characters must be ?>. Anything other than that is unacceptable.
Check the end of your wp-config.php file. Compare it to the wp-config-sample.php file. Verify that they are similar in formatting, with nothing additional there.
Also, can I change the name of the [ $table_prefix = wp_ or somthingelse_ ] later, in any of the blogs, or is this set now and will mess things up if I change it?
When I said “somethingelse_”, that was a suggestion. Those characters can be anything at all, as long as they are *unique* for each blog.
And once you setup the blog, it’s fixed. Changing it will lead to an empty blog.
That is exactly what happened. When I cut and pasted it in, it added some spaces after the ?>
It appears to be fixed now.
And yes, I know, I didn’t really name it “somethingelse_” just something different than the other one. And I will leave them alone at what they are set.
Thanks again for all your help.
Until my next questions – getting all my blog posts moved up here. But think I’ll go play with themes and stuff first.
