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Multi-site versus single site installation question
I know this is going to sound naive. Are there any examples of a multi-site installation? I am wondering which file to install, the textpattern-4.8.8 or the textpattern-4.8.8.tar.gz. I am not sure why a company would need a multi-site setup. Maybe so they can have a store database or forum database along with the main website? Or is the purpose of a multi-site something else?
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Re: Multi-site versus single site installation question
A multi-site setup is usually for people who host more than one site from a single file system base. It allows you to upgrade multiple sites at once by just changing the files in one location and then logging into each instance via the browser to trigger the upgrade scripts.
Some people use it to store various versions of Textpattern side by side, and then symlink each instance to a particular version. This allows them to host multiple versions of Txp and benefit from a shared code base, allowing upgrades and changes to be made to groups of sites in one go. But the symlinks offer more control over which instances run on which versions.
The .tar.gz file is the only one that has the internal symlinks in it, so use that if you’re thinking of a multi-site setup.
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Re: Multi-site versus single site installation question
Thank you for clarifying this, and for responding so quick, as I’m trying to get started on a new installation!
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Re: Multi-site versus single site installation question
I just found the “Why use a multi-site installation?” in the “multi-site installation guide” – https://docs.textpattern.com/setup/multi-site-installation
Thanks again though!
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