Multiple sites - One CMS?

[RazorMedia]

I have three sites that is based on the same design - only some content is different on each site. I also want the administrators for each site to be able to administrate their site only.

I don´t want to install three CMSMS on the server because:
#1 - There´s only one database
#2 - I want to ba able to make sitewide changes of the layout

How can I achieve this?

[3dcandy]

You can install 3 versiojns into one database, just the same database at install and change the prefix on each site!

[RazorMedia]

But then i won´t be able to make site wide changes to the layout - right?

[cyberman]

But then i won´t be able to make site wide changes to the layout - right?

It's a little bit tricky but it should work. Try this

Stylesheets

Create stylesheet, save it as local file on one of three sites and set a head area link to the one and only css.

Template

Save template in a local file named your_template.tpl and write in every CMSms-Template area instead

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{include file='http://www.your page.net/path/to/template/your_template.tpl'}

Not sure if this will work for cross over sites  ...

only some content is different on each site.

Store (only) the different content in a local file too (with same name on every site) and import it with a php include.

[3dcandy]

with my way, you can have 3 seperate installs in one database....
you can do what you like with the 3 installs, all different content etc.

I run a few sites from 1 database, no problems...all different

[cyberman]

no problems...

As you said you have 3 cmsms installs in one database and they have only a different prefix. If you/razormedia want to change layout you have to change it on every install.

With your solution you can't do it for three sites in one time  .

[RazorMedia]

Can you change user permissions so that they can only edit certain pages?

That way I could make a startpage, that´s really just a link to one of the startpages, like this:

Startpage [link to Homepage 1st site]
|__ Homepage 1st site
|      Subpage
|      Subpage
|      Subpage
|__ Homepage 2nd site
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|__ Homepage 3rd site
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|        Subpage

[Pierre M.]

This is no more 3 sites, isn't it ? Or is it a fourth site with external links to the three others ?

If you are making only one site, may be you should read this, if not read already :
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... ermissions

But if you want 3 independant sites sharing some templating, you'd rather try cyberman's theme-ing hints.

Pierre M.

[cyberman]

Can you change user permissions so that they can only edit certain pages?

Create a user group without any permissions and add members as additional editors for certain pages.

[RazorMedia]

Thanx you all!

[slloyd]

Create a user group without any permissions and add members as additional editors for certain pages.

What? Can you explain?

Also, is it possible to allow two users permission to one page?

[slloyd]

Ah, I found the answer.