Second instance install in sub folder question

  • Hi all,

    I would like to install a second instance of WordPress in a sub folder on my domain (host is godaddy/linux). I’m doing that so I can have two instances of the same site in different languages. I would end up with something like this:

    https://agitostoronto.com/
    https://agitostoronto.com/english

    The first instance was installed using the godaddy installer. What would be the best way to install the second one? Should I download the tar file and install manually, or copying the existing install into a sub folder and editing the table_prefix variable would also work?

    Thanks!

    Vic.

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  • or copying the existing install into a sub folder and editing the table_prefix variable would also work

    that will work

    Thread Starter victorbrca

    (@victorbrca)

    Thanks… I did it that way and it worked. I was surprised with the fact that it greeted me with a install page the first time I tried to access wp-login.

    Also not all of my settings were brought over. I’ll lay down the behavior in case anyone have to come back to this:

    => Settings brought over:
    – Installed plugins
    – Installed theme (however not enabled by default)
    – Theme settings (css)
    – php file modifications

    => Not brought over:
    – Users (including admin)
    – Posts
    – Site name
    – Site description

    I don’t think pages and links (blogroll) were imported, however I did get a lot of data back by importing the xml backup.

    Vic.

    i’m also trying to do something similar but don’t know how. what is the tar file you have mentioned?

    Thread Starter victorbrca

    (@victorbrca)

    It’s the installation file for Linux systems. But I ddn’t use the tar file. I just copied my WordPress folder into a subfolder.

    Vic.

    It might be easier to get a plugin that allows you to translate your site into different languages and then to go from there. I don’t have personal experience with any of them, but there are quite a few plugins in the plugin directory (link to search) that do something like that.

    Thread Starter victorbrca

    (@victorbrca)

    Thanks Doug… but I don’t really like translating softwares. They don’t do a good job.

    As of now it’s working the way I want.

    Vic.

    I hear this plugin is pretty good. It might work for your needs as well.

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