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My question is:

Is it possible to have a CMS site within a CMS site? For example, I have a CMS site at www.sparcc.org (a folder on my server that is linked to a database) I want to create another site within the www.sparcc.org (A folder inside the sparcc folder with a full cms install) So if I went to www.sparcc.org (I would get my first CMS site linked to it's database), but if I went to www.sparcc.org/nmk (I would get my second site linked to a separate database).

I have done the above, copied a sub site into my main site's folder and get the main page of the sub site to show, but any page under that doesnt.


Is this possible to do? Basically, I want mini-cms sites that are linked to their own databases/stylesheets within the orignal CMS site folder I have.

Thanks

MJD

Hello,

You can install any number of CMSms (and other PHP+SQL software) in a single hosting providing you manage installation folders and URLS. See http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... d_database

You can have minisites folders :
/a
/b
/c
each with its own CMSms install (dedicated config.php) each pointing at the same database with a table prefix cms_a_, cms_b_ and cms_c_.

And a "BigSite" installed in /bigsite or at the root /
Then any site can make links to any other, as an item can be a link (and not only full content) in CMSms.
I hope I have understood well

Pierre M.

Help me out with the following:

I have my main site (we will call it folder A) and the web address is: http://www.sparcc.org/

Within the main site/main folder I have a sub-folder called (folder B) named nmk

If I want to go to my main site I go to: http://www.sparcc.org/

If I want to go to my sub site I go to: http://www.sparcc.org/nmk

*The problem is when I go to http://www.sparcc.org/nmk, the main sub site shows up, however, none of the pages within the sub site show. I have set "pretty urls" to FALSE - b/c that is what I read to do. If you go to the sub site above SUPPORT/Contact Us, I get the "system cannot find the file specified on a PC using IE6 and on a MAC.

Any thoughts? Thanks

You want a main site in the root URL :
/
and one or more "minisites" each insite its own folder-URL :
/ijk
/a
/b
if I have understood.

So, I'd have activated all pretty URLs :
-each minisite lives its own life with its own .htaccess inside its own folder.
-the main site .htaccess eliminates the cases of minisites and proceeds as usual.

Something like this for the main :
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^/ijk/.*
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^/a/.*
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^/b/.*
RewriteRule ^(.+)\.html$ cmsfolder/index.php?page=$1 [QSA]
Not tested, but the idea is : if it is not for a subsite, catch it fro the main site.

Pierre M.