Multiple Blogs off of one database?

  • musk

    (@musk)


    19 years ago

    This might be a stupid question but I’ve only been exposed to php, MySQL, and WordPress for 2 weeks now so I’m not totally sure if this is even possible. I was wondering if I could run two blogs (installed in 2 different folders) off the same database. My host has a database limit and I want to be able to have a very genre specific blog aside from my normal everyday blog but I don’t want to have to install another database.

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  • spencerp

    (@spencerp)

    This should help ya..
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_Multiple_Blogs#Single_Database

    If need be, read through that whole section though to maybe..
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_Multiple_Blogs

    Hope this helps.. =)

    spencerp

    neon

    (@neon)

    edit: my link was included on one of the above linked pages

    sheesh, all I’m doing lately is editing :\

    spencerp

    (@spencerp)

    edit: my link was included on one of the above linked pages

    sheesh, all I’m doing lately is editing :\

    Aww, don’t feel bad neon..you’re not alone there.. =( Maybe they will need more extensive help later, while I’m not around or something and you offer your services.. =)

    spencerp

    Thread Starter musk

    (@musk)

    so I can make a 2nd wordpress installation in a totally different directory and just change the table prefix? amazing! now do I have have all the wordpress files in the 2nd instalation? Do I just upload the entire wordpress instalation filesto the blog #2 directory? or does it work kind of like gallery2 where you can have a core file set and just install off of those files?

    Thanks for all the help guys! Man I’m pumped now!

    spencerp

    (@spencerp)

    If you have all your blog’s files within either the root directory or a “domain.com/blog/” location…either way.

    Just have the main blog at example, for root directory:
    domain.com/

    Then upload for the second blog at like this, example:
    domain.com/blog2/

    Just upload all the files and stuff, in a SEPARATE directory, like “Blog2” or whatever you want it to be…..and in the wp-config.php file, just change the table prefix to something different then the other one..

    Hope this helps..

    spencerp

    Thread Starter musk

    (@musk)

    gotcha. my blog is currently in /root/blog/ and the 2nd one will probably be in /root/sports/ or something like that.

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