CMS - For Mutliple Sites

[marketing]

I am looking for a good content management system that can be installed on several sites, yet run off the same database. So that if one site is updated, they are all updated.

I ahve used phpnuke and post nuke before but am a little concerned about the security on these "freeware" type of CMS.

Anyone have any suggestions or know how to do this (multiple CMS sites running of the same DB?)

if you know how to do this and could set it up for me...please let me know the price to do this and how long it would take you to have it done. Would be with like phpnuke 7 on 3 - 4 sites.

Also - is it possible to use a my sql db from a previous version and upload it to the new install...thus keeping all the info from taht db?

let me know...I await your knowledge

marketing

[fab]

That's a very interesting proposal. I would be interested in knowing as well if this is feasible.

[BLazeD]

e107.org is good.

Couldn't you just edit all references to the DBs in the config files so they all point to the same one?

[manueld64]

you could try dotnetnuke.com, awesome for windows Hosting platform

[KING dot NET]

I am looking for a good content management system that can be installed on several sites, yet run off the same database. So that if one site is updated, they are all updated.

I ahve used phpnuke and post nuke before but am a little concerned about the security on these "freeware" type of CMS.

Anyone have any suggestions or know how to do this (multiple CMS sites running of the same DB?)

if you know how to do this and could set it up for me...please let me know the price to do this and how long it would take you to have it done. Would be with like phpnuke 7 on 3 - 4 sites.

Also - is it possible to use a my sql db from a previous version and upload it to the new install...thus keeping all the info from taht db?

let me know...I await your knowledge

marketing

It is working with postnuke and phpnuke fine. Visit their website for documentation on how to do.

Cheers,
Em

[namestrands]

mambo could be an option I understand there is an addon that allows you to manage multiple sites.

www.mamboserver.com

[manueld64]

drupal allows you to run multiple sites as well

[fab]

mambo could be an option I understand there is an addon that allows you to manage multiple sites.
Does anone know the name (url) of the add-on?
drupal allows you to run multiple sites as well
Is this standard, or is there a specific add on, and which?

[manueld64]

yeah, the drupal install.txt shows you how to run multiple sites of one database, here is the text


In addition, a single Drupal installation can host several
Drupal-powered sites, each with its own individual configuration.
If you don't need multiple Drupal sites, skip to the next section.

Additional site configurations are created in subdirectories within
the 'sites' directory. Each subdirectory must have a 'settings.php'
file which specifies the configuration settings. The easiest way to
create additional sites is to copy the 'default' directory and modify
the 'settings.php' file as appropriate. The new directory name is
constructed from the site's URL. The configuration for www.example.com
could be in 'sites/example.com/settings.php' (note that 'www.' should
be omitted if users can access your site at http://example.com/).

Sites do not each have to have a different domain. You can use
subdomains and subdirectories for Drupal sites also. For example,
example.com, sub.example.com, and sub.example.com/site3 can all be
defined as independent Drupal sites. The setup for a configuration
such as this would look like the following:

sites/default/settings.php
sites/example.com/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com.site3/settings.php

When searching for a site configuration (for example
www.sub.example.com/site3), Drupal will search for configuration
files in the following order, using the first configuration it finds:

sites/www.sub.example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/example.com.site3/settings.php
sites/www.sub.example.com/settings.php
sites/sub.example.com/settings.php
sites/example.com/settings.php
sites/default/settings.php

Each site configuration can have its own site-specific modules and
themes that will be made available in addition to those installed
in the standard 'modules' and 'themes' directories. To use
site-specific modules or themes, simply create a 'modules' or
'themes' directory within the site configuration directory. For
example, if sub.example.dom has a custom theme and a custom module
that should not be accessible to other sites, the setup would look
like this:

sites/sub.example.com/:
settings.php
themes/custom_theme
modules/custom_module

NOTE: for more information about multiple virtual hosts or the
configuration settings, consult the Drupal handbook at drupal.org.

[kokopelli]

mambo could be an option I understand there is an addon that allows you to manage multiple sites.
Does anone know the name (url) of the add-on?

See:
http://mamboforge.net/projects/multisites/
http://mamboforge.net/projects/multidb/
http://mamboforge.net/projects/mamsites/

[marketing]

I guess to ADD to this question...:

The sites (there are like 10 of them) are all different domain names (not subdomains) but are all located on the same server with the same ip address. So the above documentation(s) for each of these is still ok right? I mean it is still possible if I read these correctly...right?

[mmkrulz]

I guess to ADD to this question...:

The sites (there are like 10 of them) are all different domain names (not subdomains) but are all located on the same server with the same ip address. So the above documentation(s) for each of these is still ok right? I mean it is still possible if I read these correctly...right?

i am pretty sure you would be fine if they are all on the same server because the localhost is the same for all the sites, and the database.

[KING dot NET]

In postnuke CMS, I'm using combination of subdomain and domain to provide a web portal for small business, wireless, security, etc. I will share it here when we complete the upgrade.

Em

i am pretty sure you would be fine if they are all on the same server because the localhost is the same for all the sites, and the database.

You can also use static IP for domain or shared IP pointing to the same database.

EM

[GeorgeK]

Go to CMS Matrix:

http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix/cms-matrix?func=search

and put a checkmark next to "Multi-Site Deployment" (under "Flexibility"). It'll return a list (on the left hand column, checkmarked) of all matching ones, as there are more than 10. Narrow it down further, and you can see side-by-side comparisons.