Comments on: Multiple blogs, one WordPress install, zero code changes http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/ Pursuing Web Application Zen Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:30:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Ryan McDonnell http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6557 Ryan McDonnell Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:30:21 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6557 This concept/solution is over 2 year and several major releases old. I no longer use this method myself and many others have improved upon the solution (see trackbacks and links in comments above). Comments are now closed. This concept/solution is over 2 year and several major releases old. I no longer use this method myself and many others have improved upon the solution (see trackbacks and links in comments above).

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]]> By: indotechnoblogophilia — TUTORIAL: Setting Up Wordpress – Single Install, Many Blogs http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6555 indotechnoblogophilia — TUTORIAL: Setting Up Wordpress – Single Install, Many Blogs Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:15:24 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6555 [...] the wp-config file to include the real copy for the specific website in a specific location (see this). This solution seemed good, except having to create many symlinks, and if a future version of [...] [...] the wp-config file to include the real copy for the specific website in a specific location (see this). This solution seemed good, except having to create many symlinks, and if a future version of [...]

]]> By: ByTheSea http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6433 ByTheSea Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:20:44 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6433 Hi Ryan, Found this post while looking for information on getting server side includes ("include it" plugin) functioning. (So far they aren't). I've just recently started working with wordpress and have figured out how to have multiple blogs for one domain name. Not your system... nor wordpress mu... but some other way to do it that someone else figured out. (Basically copying the files, changing a line in the config file etc.) So everything does end up in the same database, and I do realize that doe have some risk... But OK for now and for this project. (And now that I know about these other approaches, might use them for future projects.) With the main part of the site ( done as a regular html), I have been using server side includes to handle the navigation section. Easy to update when needed. Now that I'm also adding these blogs, a different one for different new topics/themes, I want to incorporate a similar system of using server side includes that pull in that one navigation file thus allowing access across the entire website. (Existing html pages,+ new "theme/blogs".) Having trouble pulling this off as the WP theme/blogs are not recognizing the navigation file. The code [include file=filename] inserted in the sidebar.php part of the blog theme actually ends up showing on the blog sidebar, instead of the actual file it is supposed to conjure up. Is there a way to get the include it plugin to work, for the situation described, without having to have a copy of the "nav" file uploaded to each and every blogette? That seems to defeat the point of using server side includes, as I would then have to update each and every "nav" file, upload etc. etc. Appreciate any insights you may have. Hi Ryan,
Found this post while looking for information on getting server side includes (“include it” plugin) functioning. (So far they aren’t). I’ve just recently started working with wordpress and have figured out how to have multiple blogs for one domain name. Not your system… nor wordpress mu… but some other way to do it that someone else figured out.
(Basically copying the files, changing a line in the config file etc.)
So everything does end up in the same database, and I do realize that doe have some risk… But OK for now and for this project.

(And now that I know about these other approaches, might use them for future projects.)

With the main part of the site ( done as a regular html), I have been using server side includes to handle the navigation section. Easy to update when needed.

Now that I’m also adding these blogs, a different one for different new topics/themes, I want to incorporate a similar system of using server side includes that pull in that one navigation file thus allowing access across the entire website. (Existing html pages,+ new “theme/blogs”.)

Having trouble pulling this off as the WP theme/blogs are not recognizing the navigation file. The code [include file=filename] inserted in the sidebar.php part of the blog theme actually ends up showing on the blog sidebar, instead of the actual file it is supposed to conjure up.

Is there a way to get the include it plugin to work, for the situation described, without having to have a copy of the “nav” file uploaded to each and every blogette? That seems to defeat the point of using server side includes, as I would then have to update each and every “nav” file, upload etc. etc.

Appreciate any insights you may have.

]]> By: Mads http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6407 Mads Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:40:44 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6407 Hi! This patch (or what it's called) is really great and helps me with my work :) Thank you SO much :) One little question that someone may be able to answer. Since I use this to host my customers sites, I want to have full admin access to all the blogs within the install of wp. Is there any way I can set some user-variables in the wp-config-file so that I grant admin-access to user/password on all the sites. It's not a big deal since it's easy to to manually, but it would be even greater :) Mads Hi!

This patch (or what it’s called) is really great and helps me with my work :)
Thank you SO much :)

One little question that someone may be able to answer.
Since I use this to host my customers sites, I want to have full admin access to all the blogs within the install of wp. Is there any way I can set some user-variables in the wp-config-file so that I grant admin-access to user/password on all the sites. It’s not a big deal since it’s easy to to manually, but it would be even greater :)

Mads

]]> By: Ryan McDonnell http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6173 Ryan McDonnell Wed, 20 May 2009 20:54:15 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6173 Since there are no changes made to the code base or the database, I have a hard time seeing how any database schema changes would be affected by this trick. Since there are no changes made to the code base or the database, I have a hard time seeing how any database schema changes would be affected by this trick.

]]> By: Zenobius http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-6172 Zenobius Wed, 20 May 2009 20:41:41 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-6172 Any idea about updating? ;-) Any idea about updating? ;-)

]]> By: reallife http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-5956 reallife Wed, 06 May 2009 06:12:12 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-5956 For anyone using dreamhost or similar PHP driven though CGI, be sure to check out this: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/PHP.ini for the include path as the .htaccess solution will not work (PHP is not loaded as Apache module, so it ignores the php_value commands). For anyone using dreamhost or similar PHP driven though CGI, be sure to check out this: http://wiki.dreamhost.com/PHP.ini for the include path as the .htaccess solution will not work (PHP is not loaded as Apache module, so it ignores the php_value commands).

]]> By: Ryan McDonnell http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-5839 Ryan McDonnell Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:07:23 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-5839 @Ed Unfortunately I haven't used this method in quote a while and that was well before 2.7 was released. @Ed

Unfortunately I haven’t used this method in quote a while and that was well before 2.7 was released.

]]> By: Ed Nailor http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-5838 Ed Nailor Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:43:19 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-5838 The error is: The uploaded file could not be moved to /var/www/.wordpress/wp-content/uploads The error is:
The uploaded file could not be moved to
/var/www/.wordpress/wp-content/uploads

]]> By: Ed Nailor http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-5836 Ed Nailor Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:44:13 +0000 http://www.ryanmcdonnell.com/multiple-blogs-one-wordpress-install-zero-code-changes/#comment-5836 Further clarification: I have gone into the MAIN install and chmod'd the uploads file to 777 to allow uploads. Go back to my 2nd install and try to upload an image and now it uploads the file and stores it in the MAIN install, but the URL shown is the 2nd install's URL. So for some reason the system is uploading to the MAIN install but still using the 2nd install's URL structure.. either way, the image is inaccessible which is not what is desired. I even tried defining the UPLOADS url in the wp-config file, but that just got added to the path to MAIN install for some reason. Any ideas? How did you get around this? Further clarification:
I have gone into the MAIN install and chmod’d the uploads file to 777 to allow uploads. Go back to my 2nd install and try to upload an image and now it uploads the file and stores it in the MAIN install, but the URL shown is the 2nd install’s URL. So for some reason the system is uploading to the MAIN install but still using the 2nd install’s URL structure.. either way, the image is inaccessible which is not what is desired. I even tried defining the UPLOADS url in the wp-config file, but that just got added to the path to MAIN install for some reason.
Any ideas? How did you get around this?

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