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#1 2020-10-24 17:50:30

amordecosmos

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From: London (Hometown: Vancouver)

Registered: 2004-08-03

Posts: 106

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Multi-site

For the first time, I’d like to try using the multi-site ability of TXP.

But how can I install existing sites on a new multi-site installation? The instructions seem like it all needs to be a fresh install.

#2 2020-10-24 19:49:00

Bloke

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From: Leeds, UK

Registered: 2006-01-29

Posts: 11,270

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Re: Multi-site

The instructions are indeed for a new setup, but there’s nothing to stop you:

1. Setting up a central repository of Txp files in a /textpattern directory.
2. Setting up MySQL database instances and importing the databases from your respective sites into them.
3. Creating directories under the ‘/sites’ directory for each site and putting any relevant site-specific content in them.
4. Running /setup for each domain and aborting after it’s done the symlink creation part.
5. Log into each site to finish the setup/prefs adjustment.
6. Profit.

Or something like that. Not tried it, haha. If you have a look at the Alternative multi-site scenarios in the multi-site guide it might give you some ideas on how you can use it for various setups.

Last edited by Bloke (2020-10-24 19:51:39)

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