Is it possible to manage hundreds of wordpress with single database?

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    have 100 unique domains ( no subdomains),All domains hosted with single shared hosting server (fantastico installation)


    here is my question?
    If i publish a post then this post should visible all of my 100 blogs. Is it possible to manage 100 wordpress blogs with single DB? is there any plugins availble outhere?
     
    seodetectors07, Apr 22, 2010 IP
  2. thavara

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    No, its not possible.
     
    thavara, Apr 22, 2010 IP
  3. Adraco

    Adraco Active Member

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    Don't listen to this guy. Apparently he has no clue what so ever and just wanted to jib jab his mouth. Start by checking out Blogs Organizer here: http://cheapestwebsoftware.com/ or http://bo.cheapestwebsoftware.com/ that one and links organizer are two highly recommended pieces of software when running a large blog network.

    Also have a look at WordPress MU (WPMU).

    And you can of course set up your blogs to be fed via RSS from one mail blog, you can even have some plug in which re-writes the original post, spins it, and then publishes it as a unique post automatically to your new/sub site.

    There are many ways and yes, it has been done before and it's being done right now. Google around a bit and you'll find several solutions.
     
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    bob25 Well-Known Member

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    There's supposed to be an upgrade in May that will make the regular Wordpress have the MU capabilities. I'm not sure if that's what you mean.

    If it's the exact post you could grab the rss feed from the post/blog for all the blogs.
     
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    1. Install Wordpress MU
    2. Install plug ins for Batch Creation (to create multiple blogs quickly), Domain Mapping (to use custom domains, instead of subdomain) , and Auto blog to feed the other 99 blogs.

    Yes you can mange them all on one database or use multiple databases, up to you.
    Some of the plug ins that you need are premium, not free.

    I was going to ask why you would want 100 blogs with the same content, but I don't even care.
    Have fun.
     
    hmansfield, Apr 22, 2010 IP
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    I think it's possible. You can do this by testing the domain name in the wp-config.php file, and then declare blog url like this:

    
    $domain = ...; // check $_SERVER for getting domain name from request
    
    switch ($domain) {
    case 'domain1.com':
        define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://domain1.com');
        define('WP_HOME', 'http://domain1.com');
        break;
    case 'domain2.com':
        define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://domain2.com');
        define('WP_HOME', 'http://domain2.com');
        break;
    ...
    }
    
    PHP:
     
    rilwis, Apr 23, 2010 IP
  7. hmansfield

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    You can't configure single user WP to run multiple blogs without having a hosting account that allows you to set your Wildcard parameters, this is what allows you to create subdomains quickly, without having to create them one by one and install separate versions of WP on each.

    WPMU is made for this ( and supposedly the new update WP 3.0).
    I don't recommend doing this on anything less than VPS hosting with a dedicated IP address. Besides many shared hosting accounts may not even allow this, depending on what you have.

    You certainly can't run this on a cheap $10 a month account.

    You will also have to use a main theme that is made for WPMU and then separate single user themes for the blogs that you create.

    This is not incredibly difficult to do. There is a learning curve, but there is also support just like with Single User WP.

    I highly recommend that you read up on
    http://mu.wordpress.org/ to make your self familiar with how it works, even if the new version includes this, the functions and set up will still be basically the same.
     
    hmansfield, Apr 23, 2010 IP