Multisite setup

Hi,

Returning ModX user here . Since I have last used it (2004/2005), a lot has changed. I read that ModX supports multiple websites, and I have a question about that.

Current setup of my static HTML website:

www.mydomain.com - the main website
topic1.mydomain.com
topic2.mydomain.com
topic3.mydomain.com

In my FTP, the subdomains are listed as subdirectories in the root of my main website. With this server setup, will I be able to use the multiple sites function in Modx? And does that take more work than just creating a context where the subdomain is specified? I am not sure if I understood it correctly.

Thanks in advance

Here's some easy to follow tutorials on how to setup multiple sites and subdomains in MODX.

Subdomain Tutorial

Multiple Domains Tutorial

Quote from: benmarte at Nov 21, 2012, 02:35 PM

Here's some easy to follow tutorials on how to setup multiple sites and subdomains in MODX.

Subdomain Tutorial

Multiple Domains Tutorial

Ben, Your tutorial was extemely helpful. Any chance of expanding/updating it for 2.2.5/6+ so that it includes user/group permissions so individual users could login to the specific contexts? The original complexity of modx ACL stuff had been doing my head in. I'm sure others too.

You don't need a complex setup procedure. Simply use the superb ContextRouter plugin of Mark Hamstra (it will do all the stuff from the above tutorials for you) und you will have a multi domain/sub domain site up and running within 15 minutes.

Quote from: gadgetto at Nov 25, 2012, 04:55 PM

You don't need a complex setup procedure. Simply use the superb ContextRouter plugin of Mark Hamstra (it will do all the stuff from the above tutorials for you) und you will have a multi domain/sub domain site up and running within 15 minutes.

Thank you But how do I know my server is equipped to do that? I am not sure if my server supports the solution provided in the tutorials above.

Quote from: sophieschoice at Feb 06, 2013, 06:12 AM

Quote from: gadgetto at Nov 25, 2012, 04:55 PM

You don't need a complex setup procedure. Simply use the superb ContextRouter plugin of Mark Hamstra (it will do all the stuff from the above tutorials for you) und you will have a multi domain/sub domain site up and running within 15 minutes.

Thank you But how do I know my server is equipped to do that? I am not sure if my server supports the solution provided in the tutorials above.

There is nothing special you have to do on the server nor are there any special server requirements!
You only need to point all domains/subdomains to the same webroot.
Normally your provider will do this for you - or maybe you can edit your domain pointings for your self?