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two Domain Names with one forum
N3RVE:
--- Quote from: Matdragon on August 01, 2009, 07:24:47 AM ---Hi Nerver i said the first one, because my foruma while back some how duplicated itself into /Forums and /Forums2 both were identicle, turns out they were sharing the DB, and when you updated one, so did the other, granted all the stuff the files were linked to was actually on the correct server file links allready but ...
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Both forums were duplicated because the database connection variables in ./Settings.php for both forums were set to establish connection with 1 database. This is possible when both installations are on the same server (connected to the same MySQL server). In RealInfo's case, If both domains are connected to the same Hosting Servers, it will be viable. You can check the name servers to confirm. :)
--- Quote from: Realinfo on August 01, 2009, 12:29:43 PM ---Ok I decided to Shift everything to www.mynewdomain.com But how I can Re-Direct all my pages to new domain like.........
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There's a script to take care of this: Repair_settings.php (What is repair_settings.php?)
Use that to update the paths, the recommended values below each field work in most cases.
Note: You can actually have both forums updated simultaneously if your host allows remote database connection but the forum connecting remotely may have slow downs depending on the connection strength.
-[n3rve]
Arantor:
Note that if you have 2 copies of the forum on different domains you are actually losing PageRank because whatever benefit of 'link juice' is being split between them.
Uhura!:
Can't you point one url to the other using your cPanel?
That's how I have OurMomSpot.net, OurMomSpot.com, & OurMomSpot.org set up. :)
Arantor:
--- Quote from: Uhura! on August 01, 2009, 02:11:12 PM ---Can't you point one url to the other using your cPanel?
That's how I have OurMomSpot.net, OurMomSpot.com, & OurMomSpot.org set up. :)
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Possibly - depends if the user actually has cPanel available, or Plesk or something else (I have neither of those, for example, on my main server)
Uhura!:
Your host could do it for you, yes?
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