Major Additions - CERBERUS: 1 vB4: runs multiple domains with custom styles, forums, universal login

***Attention: This product is currently UNSUPPORTED***

We would like to release an Alpha version of the vBulletin4 Cerberus product. This product allows you to create one vBulletin4 installation which can power unlimited number of domains and sub-domains; while allowing to customize each domain differently to make it look like different sites or sections. Domains will have one universal admincp and user login information.

***Example***
www.supercoolautoforum.com - main site, all forums
ferarri.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
bmw.supercoolautoforum.com- custom style and forums, same login
honda.supercoolautoforum.com - custom style and forums, same login
supercoolmotorcycleforum.com - custom style and forums, same login

*** Why are you releasing this, I want more features?! ***

This is a very simple product; we believe that the basic functionality provided in this product will satisfy a lot of communities - and since the product is simple - it will be easy to extend it and modify it to work for your custom community requirements.

Overview of Current Features:

• One shared installation of vBulletin 4
• One shared user account on all domains
• Custom Style for each domain
• Custom Forum listing for each domain

Known Issues:

• CMS and Blogs are currently not configured to have special domain-specific categories and sections. CMS is shared across all sites although the appearance will be different for each domain.

Project Contributors: s.lauderdale;m.biddle;a.ahn; anders

[sticky]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

That means they are in your file system. Check out Kevin's post #186 for a possible solution to the permissions issue.

It worked! Damn you guys are good.

[sticky]

The mod does not support separate CMS pages but I am wondering if it would be possible to somehow have the CMS redirect to a section page?

For example, I have an automotive forum with two different makes. Currently, the CMS page shows both bakes on both domains. However, I have the sections set up so one can sort by each make.

Would it be possible to have the domain go to its respective section page for the make by default?

[BirdOPrey5]

I don't have th full VB Suite so I am not 100% sure how the CMS pages work but since you are using a separate style for each I'd imagine there would be a way, maybe by javascript, to sort it one way for one domain (style) and another way for the other domain/style.

Also not sure if it will help in your situation but this conditional can show template code for one domain or the other:

<vb:if condition="$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] == 'www.domain1.com'">
Test code
</vb:if>

You can use the VB conditionals to make "else-if" and "else" options as well to cover multiple domains.

[sticky]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I don't have th full VB Suite so I am not 100% sure how the CMS pages work but since you are using a separate style for each I'd imagine there would be a way, maybe by javascript, to sort it one way for one domain (style) and another way for the other domain/style.

Also not sure if it will help in your situation but this conditional can show template code for one domain or the other:

You can use the VB conditionals to make "else-if" and "else" options as well to cover multiple domains.

I thought it might be as simple as pointing the homeurl in Cerberus to the section ID but that didn't work.

I'll see what I can do with that conditional, thank you for always helping. Guys like you are what make vb.org great!

[FReeSTER]

Ohh WoW I envy you guys, all been ahead finding and fixing issues and I still stuck on the style breakdown. I will keep reading just to see if the creator make a good Tutorial to get this done.

You guys are great keep it up

[sticky]

Wondering, is anyone getting this error when using quick search? If I do an advanced search, it works fine.

Fatal error: Call to a member function can_search() on a non-object in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/packages/vbforum/search/result/forum.php on line 52

[BirdOPrey5]

My quick search (on the navbar) works in both domains. Standard DB search type.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by sticky

Wondering, is anyone getting this error when using quick search? If I do an advanced search, it works fine.

Fatal error: Call to a member function can_search() on a non-object in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/packages/vbforum/search/result/forum.php on line 52

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

My quick search (on the navbar) works in both domains. Standard DB search type.

Same here. Sorry, sticky, but that error I can't reproduce yet.

[rajubd]

what about sitemap? google will index all domain?

[KW802]

Originally Posted by rajubd

what about sitemap? google will index all domain?

For now the vB XML Sitemap will only generate URLs using your 'real' domain and not any of your virtual domains. Hopefully there'll be a solution going forward.