Multiple Joomla Sites

Hello, does anybody know if you can host multiple joomla sites on the joomla stack, Thanks

Hi,

If you want to have several Joomla sites in the same machine, you can install several stacks on the same machine in different folders.

Thanks beltran, I’ll try that as soon as possible.

Hi beltran,

Do you mean that we install the Joomla module again or the whole module it need to run on like the MAMP stack? Do we need to use another set of port numbers for the apache and MySQL?

Thanks for the clarification.

gd

Hi,

The MAMP Stack only support one Joomla module installed so you can install several MAMP Stacks on different ports with the Joomla module or several Joomla Stacks.

I hope it helps.

Hi guys,

I’m not sure if you still need this info, but it’s possible to install multiple Joomla sites over one bitnami stack.
I didn’t try all stacks, I just used Rubystack. But I’m quite sure that it will work for all.

Here the instructions:
1. In file “C:\Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apache2\conf\httpd.conf”
In the end of file add line:
Include “C:/Program Files/BitNami RubyStack/apps/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME/conf/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME.conf”

2. If u want to see new instance on Bitnami app load page (http://localhost) edit the following file in html-editor (otherwise skip this step)
“C:\Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apache2\htdocs\applications.html”
you should copy block
<!-- START BitNami Joomla 1.5.15-0 Module joomla -->
********
<!-- END BitNami Joomla 1.5.15-0 Module joomla -->
and correct the following:

<h2>NEW_INSTANCE_NAME<h2\>
<div align=“right” class=“module_access”><a href=“/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME”>Access</a></div>

3. Create the following folders
“C:\Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apps\NEW_INSTANCE_NAME\conf”
“C: \Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apps\NEW_INSTANCE_NAME\htdocs”

4.Copy the following file from original Joomla instance to NEW_INSTANCE folder and rename it:
Original: “C:\Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apps\Joomla\conf\ Joomla.conf”
To: “C:\Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apps\NEW_INSTANCE_NAME\conf\NEW_INSTANCE_NAME.conf”

5. Edit the following lines in this file:
Alias /NEW_INSTANCE_NAME/ “C:/Program Files/BitNami RubyStack/apps/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME/htdocs/”
Alias /NEW_INSTANCE_NAME “C:/Program Files/BitNami RubyStack/apps/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME/htdocs”

<Directory “C:/Program Files/BitNami RubyStack/apps/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME/htdocs”>

6. Download latest Joomla version (i.e. from here: http://www.joomla.org/download.html )

7. Copy and extract archive in this folder
“C: \Program Files\BitNami RubyStack\apps\NEW_INSTANCE_NAME\htdocs”

8. The last thing u need is to use phpMyAdmin to create new DB_instace and user and finally install new Joomla instance.
This procedure is explained in details on many sites, here one of examples: http://www.virtuosimedia.com/tutorials/how-to-i…

9. Restart Apache Server

10. U should be able to access new instance by this link: http://localhost/NEW_INSTANCE_NAME or Bitnami app load page (if u didn’t skip step#2)

Hope it works,
Have fun

Thanks a lot for posting this nice “how to”. I’m sure this guide will help other BitNami users.

Cheers.

Thanks for the instructions, I have used for my drupal and it worked But the problem is Clean Url with my newly created second website, which is a type of option in Drupal that allows to use www.website.com\content\1 instead of www.website.com\q=content\1
Usualy when this does not work, it is related to the Apache server setting..

I have created two websites. In website 1 the clean URL is working fine
http://localhost/website1/Contests/internationa….
But the other isn’t, when I put this link
http://localhost/website2/content/port/crete
I receive the following error
The requested URL /Program Files/BitNami Drupal Stack/apps/website2/htdocs/index.php was not found on this server.
I can only use this link
http://localhost/website2/?q=content/port/crete

I highly need the clean url to work, for me to able to use contextual filter in views.

Any idea?

Check the “.htaccess” file in the second Drupal instance. The application should have write permissions in the drupal folder.