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Addicted2HD
Starting Member
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 Posted - 28 June 2007 : 14:48:34
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Hi,
I am involved with an organization that plans to have a broad website on a particular subject with other supporting sites that are more specific within the subject.
What I would like to be able to do is have multiple installations of Snitz run from the same database so that I can customize the "wrapper" of each board. I would configure the board to have a category for each subject and link to the corresponding category for each respective site.
For example, the overall site would link to:
http://127.0.0.1/forum/
which would display all categories and forums
Then, the more specific sites would link to something like this:
http://127.0.0.2/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=2
http://127.0.0.3/forum/default.asp?CAT_ID=3
etc.
If I set the config.asp file correctly for each installation is it safe for all installations to run from the same database or is there a technical concern that I should be aware of?
If this isn't feasible then I will just run the whole board from something like forums.somesite.com.
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 28 June 2007 : 17:14:11
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| You can have several sites in the same database as long as you specify different table headers in config.asp for each forum. To have those different sites running properly, you should use MySQL or SQL Server as the database. If you do that, I see no problems at all. |
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Addicted2HD
Starting Member
21 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2007 : 11:32:17
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| Thanks for the reply. I am using MSSQL for the database, but I was looking to use the same tables on all sites so that users registered at one could login at the others as well. |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 29 June 2007 : 11:38:31
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I lost you there... If you use the same tables, what's the point of having different boards / sites?
Also, the problem with using the same user tables is that a visit to a single site will change the last visit date to all the sites. |
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Addicted2HD
Starting Member
21 Posts |
Posted - 02 July 2007 : 17:12:28
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Yeah, I realize this is probably a bit unorthodox, but there is a reason. The multiple boards will be under the umbrella of one master topic, but each site will specialize in a sub-category under the master topic. Each site will have it's own specific look and I want to be able to apply that look at the sub category level to match the site it's on. Of course each site will have to ability to back out to the "All Forums" level and view all sub category topics which I'm not worried about. All users will be able to log in at each site with the same user/pass no matter which site they signed up on. As long as I don't have to worry about something breaking because of doing this then I'm ok with the possible limitations it brings as well.
Does that make any more sense? It's probably as hard to understand what I want to do as it is for me to explain it.
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
26364 Posts |
Posted - 02 July 2007 : 17:21:46
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Yeah, it's possible to have multiple forums on the same DB. The only caution is for you to change all three table prefixes in config.asp for each new forum. Once you setup a new forum, change the strMemberTablePrefix so that the user table for the original forum is used. You can delete the new user table once the forum is setup.
If you do this, you should not have any problems. |
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Addicted2HD
Starting Member
21 Posts |
Posted - 02 July 2007 : 21:18:26
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| Cool. Thanks for the help/assurance. |
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gary b
Junior Member
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - 03 July 2007 : 00:02:09
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The multiple boards will be under the umbrella of one master topic, but each site will specialize in a sub-category under the master topic. Each site will have it's own specific look and I want to be able to apply that look at the sub category level to match the site it's on.
Please excuse this interruption... I must be dense, because I cannot picture this scenario. Perhaps that stems from a misunderstanding on my part. I thought the top-level in the hierarchy was category... followed by forums... followed by topics... followed by replies. But that is not what I infer from what you said [above]. Discounting the "unique look and feel" for each of your proposed sites, wouldn't setting up your "sites" as categories be simpler? That is, unless you do not want your Users to see the other categories.
Our "board" uses eight or nine "categories" with each category broken out into ten or eleven "forums" -- each with its associated topics and replies. If you would like to see what I am trying to describe, send me an email and I will forward the URL for our board (forum).
If I am complicating the issue, please excuse the post. But to my mind, you can do what you want to do (minus the cosmetics) with no changes whatsoever.
Or am I having a massive brain cramp? 
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Addicted2HD
Starting Member
21 Posts |
Posted - 03 July 2007 : 14:26:02
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Gary, nope you're right on. I am having a really hard time getting the concept across I think partly due to the generalities perhaps.
Maybe this will help. I have a subject (I'll call it "Subject") with sub-subjects (I'll call these sub-sub1, sub-sub2, etc.). Below is how I envision the sites to exist in the future.
Subject.com (mother site -- entry into "forums" from this site brings the user to the very top level of the forums showing all "categories")
sub-sub1.com (sub subject #1 -- entry into "forums" form this site brings the user to the sub subject 1 "category" of the discussion board)
sub-sub2.com (sub subject #2 -- entry into "forums" form this site brings the user to the sub subject 2 "category" of the discussion board)
etc.
I understand I will likely have to modify some functions or hide them on the sub-subject sites (all forums link for instance), but this is a small price to pay to accomplish what is a more important goal. I will try to post a working example once the next 2nd site is up and running.
Does this make more sense now? |
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gary b
Junior Member
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - 03 July 2007 : 21:46:02
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Email sent containing URLs.
gary b
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rkp
New Member
59 Posts |
Posted - 19 September 2007 : 08:59:27
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I am contemplating this scenario.
Say I have a city...
and I have division's in the city, as we know there are.
Parks, Water, Waste, Fire, Police, etc.
If I set the categories respective of each can I lock out a parks employee from accessing the Waste Category forums? Can I use the registration process to set the hierarchy? Of course city manager's and department head's would benefit from having access to each category. Is there a mod with a category profile designator, a rank designator and a forum designator available anywhere?
gotta run.. |
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rkp
New Member
59 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2007 : 09:36:01
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| Anyone contemplate this in to compilation? |
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Shaggy
Support Moderator
Ireland
6780 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2007 : 09:38:53
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Private forums are what you're looking for; it's a standard feature.
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rkp
New Member
59 Posts |
Posted - 04 December 2007 : 09:57:13
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quote:
Originally posted by Shaggy
Private forums are what you're looking for; it's a standard feature.
Wow that was quick.. Thanks, I'll look at it. |
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