Can I create a second website with same CMSMS software?

[plymouthhypno]

I have a CMSMS website for my business. I am now thinking of setting up a second business, with its own seperate website. I want to host it with the same host, but on a different URL. My question is, once I've registered a URL and booked a new hosting account, do I just upload the CMSMS files from my comp to the new hosting space, same as I did with the first site? I do I need a second download/installation of CMSMS? If the latter, how should I prevent the two sets of CMSMS from getting mixed up?

[uniqu3]

Depends on your hosting.
Usually if you register additoinal domain you can specify in your hosting CP where that new domain should point.
So you could create a subfolder, point your new domain there and upload cmsms files.
Create new Database for second site and install it using your new domain, credentials of your new databse.

[RHF]

Edit: I had an incorrect session.save_path setting in the php.ini file. After fixing that, everything worked fine.
Sorry for the noise.

uniqu3,

I have a similar question as OP, and I am trying to do exactly as you suggest. My hosting service allows pointing a domain to a subdirectory, for example root/site1/, which I did. Browsing to the domain name does indeed open the Home.html file in the subdirectory as desired.

I then FTP'd all the latest CMSMS files to that subdirectory and tried to install CMSMS. Unfortunately, after selecting the language and clicking on Submit, I get the following error: "Session not working, you have problem with some modules and functionality! Ask your provider, exiting!"

I expect I have a setting somewhere that I need to change but have no idea where. I would greatly appreciate your advice.

Bob