Comments on: How to use single WordPress codebase for multiple sites? http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites Online Business Investigations and Music Research Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:10:11 +0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Guest http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-2153 Guest Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:19:33 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-2153 I found this extremely useful and I wanted to add my input to contribute. You can still use a root install of WP using this method. You copy the index file out of the install base (which is symlinked) and put it in the root. Change the require command path to point to your install base directory. Like... require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php'); So in your root you have: wordpress install base (sym link) .htaccess index.php wp-config.php Make sure to change gobal settings to note the location of the install base and the root address under general settings. Last thing for me to make this perfect is find a way to pull themes specific to an install without letting them be available to other installs. Any ideas? I found this extremely useful and I wanted to add my input to contribute. You can still use a root install of WP using this method.

You copy the index file out of the install base (which is symlinked) and put it in the root. Change the require command path to point to your install base directory. Like…

require(‘./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php’);

So in your root you have:

wordpress install base (sym link)
.htaccess
index.php
wp-config.php

Make sure to change gobal settings to note the location of the install base and the root address under general settings.

Last thing for me to make this perfect is find a way to pull themes specific to an install without letting them be available to other installs. Any ideas?

]]> By: admin http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-1825 admin Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:55:03 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-1825 I have done that by making a whole domain root as symbolic link to wordpress directory. But then domain is totally used for wordpress and nothing else, which is not suitable for all cases. I tried to use mod_rewrite yesterday to achieve same by htaccess but it wasnt as easy as I figured. Need to think if there is any option... usually there is. :) I have done that by making a whole domain root as symbolic link to wordpress directory. But then domain is totally used for wordpress and nothing else, which is not suitable for all cases. I tried to use mod_rewrite yesterday to achieve same by htaccess but it wasnt as easy as I figured. Need to think if there is any option… usually there is. :)

]]> By: Ben http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-1818 Ben Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:03:12 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-1818 what i mean is to have WP serve the root domain like www.example.com and NOT www.example.com/blog what i mean is to have WP serve the root domain
like http://www.example.com
and NOT http://www.example.com/blog

]]> By: admin http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-1797 admin Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:13:25 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-1797 I dnt know exactly what you mean, but I actually use index.php to redirect to blog directory, which is a symbolic link to a single code base. Then URL changes, true, but you could do it with .htaccess and modrewite so that index.php -> blog dir. That way you have blog on root, but can have other content, files and directories on root as well. I dnt know exactly what you mean, but I actually use index.php to redirect to blog directory, which is a symbolic link to a single code base. Then URL changes, true, but you could do it with .htaccess and modrewite so that index.php -> blog dir. That way you have blog on root, but can have other content, files and directories on root as well.

]]> By: Ben http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-1789 Ben Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:26:13 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-1789 Perfect idea to keep multi domains with single code, however I wonder what if you like to have WP serving your root domain? using your method will force a dir. Perfect idea to keep multi domains with single code, however I wonder what if you like to have WP serving your root domain?
using your method will force a dir.

]]> By: admin http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-612 admin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:12:03 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-612 Thanks for feedback Dan. You have a great concept of services on your site, I like it. Good to know about new WP 3.0, I need to keep eyes open for that. And yes, one reason for this directory structure is, that I can keep current working version, develop version or any other test version and easily manage plus switch between them from local WP index and htaccess file. I'm using same principles with all my web app at the moment. Thanks for feedback Dan. You have a great concept of services on your site, I like it. Good to know about new WP 3.0, I need to keep eyes open for that. And yes, one reason for this directory structure is, that I can keep current working version, develop version or any other test version and easily manage plus switch between them from local WP index and htaccess file. I’m using same principles with all my web app at the moment.

]]> By: Daniel Koskinen http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-606 Daniel Koskinen Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:11:07 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-606 The main benefit of MU in this case would be that you get a global admin for managing your sites/blogs. However by default MU is all in one database, unless you use a multi-db-extension such as the one provided my WPMUdev (http://wpmudev.org/). Also I see the approach you're using as conceptually more simple. Each site is separate, you're simply using the same codebase. I also see a distinct advantage in your approach: if a WP upgrade breaks one site, you can keep it linked to an older WP version until you have time to fix it. WP 3.0 (should be out sometime next year) is supposed to merge the regular WP and WPMU codebases, so we'll see then how much sense this will make... but thanks for the post, very enlightening! The main benefit of MU in this case would be that you get a global admin for managing your sites/blogs. However by default MU is all in one database, unless you use a multi-db-extension such as the one provided my WPMUdev (http://wpmudev.org/). Also I see the approach you’re using as conceptually more simple. Each site is separate, you’re simply using the same codebase.

I also see a distinct advantage in your approach: if a WP upgrade breaks one site, you can keep it linked to an older WP version until you have time to fix it.

WP 3.0 (should be out sometime next year) is supposed to merge the regular WP and WPMU codebases, so we’ll see then how much sense this will make… but thanks for the post, very enlightening!

]]> By: Tnelson http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-473 Tnelson Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:54:47 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-473 Hey very nice blog!!....I'm an instant fan, I have bookmarked you and I'll be checking back on a regular....See ya Hey very nice blog!!….I’m an instant fan, I have bookmarked you and I’ll be checking back on a regular….See ya

]]> By: admin http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-426 admin Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:56:18 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-426 Im not sure what features MU has, but I needed separate or individual database, domain and additional plugin, theme and media directories for each WP blog. This has been asked some times, so I need to check out MU and see main differences, if there are any. Im not sure what features MU has, but I needed separate or individual database, domain and additional plugin, theme and media directories for each WP blog. This has been asked some times, so I need to check out MU and see main differences, if there are any.

]]> By: Oscar http://www.randapp.com/blog/how-to-use-single-wordpress-codebase-for-multiple-sites/comment-page-1#comment-424 Oscar Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:25:14 +0000 http://www.randapp.com/blog/?p=591#comment-424 Thanks for the tip. But, why not just use Wordpress MU? It will do the work for you. What are the advantages of this approach? Cheers! Thanks for the tip. But, why not just use Wordpress MU? It will do the work for you. What are the advantages of this approach?

Cheers!

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