Two WP installations, two themes, different setup, one Db on host

  • Resolved EAH

    (@eah)


    10 years, 5 months ago

    I tried several pieces of advice, but can’t get this working.
    I have one website…. Let’s say: abc.com
    Abc.com has a theme installed.
    Then I want another theme installed, for which I want to change everything…. Different menu etc.
    I only have one Mysql Db at my host so I created subfolder on host: abc.com/two.
    In folder two I uploaded and installed WordPress again (different table name).
    Now the issue: when I go to my Dashboard to e.g. Change the menu for 2nd Theme then I make the changes in menu on abc.com….. Not for: abc.com/two.
    My dashboard is automatically for the original theme.
    In other words… I fail to make a different website with different theme on abc.com/two
    Anybody know what I need to do to get this working?
    How can I switch to different dashboard for the second theme? Did my installation of 2nd WP go wrong?
    Thanks

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  • When you’re installing the second (or third, forth, etc) site you need to change the value for $table_prefix in your wp-config.php file from wp_ to something unique for each site. That way you can use the same database, but each site will install it’s own tables. If you use the same prefix on tow sites they’ll use the same tables, which will give them the same content, settings, etc… really not what you want.

    Thread Starter EAH

    (@eah)

    Thanks for this!
    That was indeed the missing link.

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