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Basara:

--- Quote from: DavidLIR on December 11, 2013, 12:09:36 AM ---Abantecart, I am following this thread in order to set this up as well.

I believe the question that needs classified is step #2
Configure Apache virtual host to access same abantecart directory for all domains you configure for multi store....can you explain step 2 in detail?  I believe this is the point that is the problem.

Thank you,
Great help as always
David

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Hello. Please read this doc with small example for Cpanel
If you have problems to configure your dns/domains or subdomains please contact with your hosting provider.

DavidLIR:
abantecart,

Thank you for your response....the part I have particular interest in is the following item:

• make sure to link the subdomain to the path where the default store was installed to

I have abantecart installed in the folder....mydomain.com/store   store being the renamed file for abantecart....  my webhosting does not know what to tell me as to where to put the 'newstore' because that is based on how abantecart is configured....

Here is my question..In C-panel my files look like this:      public_html/Mydomain.com/store   
    Now I set up a new store...called it newstore.mydomain.com.....cpanel asks what is the document root for the new subdomain...
        Does the document root need to be......       public_html/mydomain.com/store/       
        see below the abantecart files are located under store, along with the new file for newstore

   store/   
       admin   
   
       core   
   
       download   
   
       extensions   
   
       image   
   
       newstore   
   
       resources   
   
       static_pages   
   
       storefront   
   
       system
now if I read correctly this should work because 'newstore' is located under the /store file path
       in another post you said that you do not need to copy the abantecart files to the newstore location?  Correct?

I hope this question is clear...because it sounds like the problem we are having is due to location of the file for the new store?
However I have tried this and still does not work???
I will try do deep clean of my computer then see if it works...
David

llegrand:
Ok,  I finally got it figured out. 

In the documentation - for those of us who don't do this a lot, I find some of the instructions in the documentation too brief.  Here's what it says in the documentation.
• make sure to link the subdomain to the path where the default store was installed to
• make sure there is no redirection setup for new subdomain/domain
Here's where my deficient knowledge failed - "link to the subdomain path" is not within my core knowledge. 

Please consider adding a bit more in the documentation - perhaps a screen shot of cPanel, like the one I am attaching as I think lots of people have cPanel with their hosts.   Or at least adding the Document Root into the line - so that it reads

• Make sure the Document Root is the same in the default store and the multistore.

If I had seen Document Root in the instructions of any of your replies I would have seen the area within my subdomain screens and days, and multiple posts of frustration could have been avoided by all of us.  Please keep in mind that those who write instructions manual know a lot more than those of use who read them.  So the more details,  the better user results will be.

So as soon as I removed the redirect AND set the Document Root to be the same -  it works as advertised.

Sorry I was so dense,  but we're there now.

DavidLIR:
Thanks Lee,

I got it now too...I tried setting up 2 other stores to test it.  One under the same domain with a subdomain and the second one under another domain in my same hosting account...and both worked perfectly as long as the 'document root' was exactly the same as the default store location. 

Thanks  again for the perseverance to see it through. 

I want to say that Lee's input made it very clear...so Please add this to the instructions to help others!

David

abantecart:
Thank you for this document. It does help to clarify for many users.

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