Multishop local installation

[vansrv7]

Maybe a dumb question, but... how do I install a local multishop version of PS?

 

I already realized a shop that works quite well (on my local machine, using xampp).. I followed the instructions to create two new shops, but probably there is something I miss (I'm not an expert, just moving my first steps, so I'm probably doing a lot of stupid errors...)

 

My first shop is on 127.0.0.1/prestashop

If I try to connect to 127.0.0.2/shop2 all I get is a 404 error.

 

Can someone explain the complete procedure in a "idiot proof" way?

 

Thank you very much.

 

Claudio

[NemoPS]

Do you have a local server at 127.0.0.2? Otherwise, the secon url must be the same as the first, with /shop2 appended (or whatever virtual url you gave it)

 

[vansrv7]

Hi Nemo, thank you for your reply.

 

Sorry, it was a typo.... I only have a 127.0.0.1 server

 

So it should be:

127.0.0.1/prestashop = main shop

127.0.0.1/shop2 = second shop

 

I just had success setting vhost in apache but only the main shop works correctly, the second one still give me a 404 error.

[NemoPS]

the host for /shop2 must point to the files of shop1, otherwise it won't work

[vansrv7]

That's the vhost configuration that works for main shop only (PS is installed in the c:/xampp/htdocs/prestashop folder. I had to delete the last "prestashop" voice to let it work for the main shop). "planesfactory" is the actual name for the second shop.

 

<VirtualHost *:80>

    

    DocumentRoot "c:/xampp/htdocs/"

    ServerName prestashop

    ServerAlias prestashop

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    

</VirtualHost>

 

<VirtualHost *:80>

    

    DocumentRoot "c:/xampp/htdocs/"

    ServerName planesfactory

    ServerAlias planesfactory

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    

</VirtualHost>

[NemoPS]

I don't know much about vhosts honestly (never been lucky with them), basically you have to redirect the second shop's domain to to the original prestashop folder

[vansrv7]

I think it's what I did, but the result is not what expected... I'm missing something....

 

127.0.0.1/prestashop points to /xampp/htdocs where it finds the prestashop folder and works

127.0.0.1/planesfactory points to the same folder, but something goes wrong 

[vansrv7]

maybe a first improvement: I dont's see a 404 error anymore, but an empty dir

 

Index of /planesfactory

parent directory

[PrestaHeroes USA]

for this to work properly and nemo1 hit on it earlier you would need  to enable and then configure the alias_module and vhost_alias_module for apache.

 

I know to test my 1.4 multishop module on localhost I would change the 1st domain (localhost) to anything and set 2nd or nth domain to localhost.  I know I could only run one image at a time but that worked for my purposes.

[pabloramiro]

Hello,

I have the same problem that vansrv7, I also work with Xampp and Windows7

Here the errors:

- Main shop (it worked correctly): http://127.0.0.1:8081/prestashop/

- Second shop with virtual path worked wrong (without css and images. Paths to css and images are wrong!): http://127.0.0.1:8081/prestashop/shop2/

 

- Third shop (it gives me 404 error): http://www.shop3.com:8081/prestashop/
(I configure www.shop3.com in my file hosts: windows/system32/drivers/etc/hosts)


Please help me... Thans in advance

Edited March 2, 2015 by pabloramiro (see edit history)