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

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

Yes. With this product they all use the same files and the same database, so for vBulletin upgrades, you would be upgrading all at once.

ok thanks, I was trying to install a new license at www.subdomain.domain@.com but is not leting me do it, is asking me to Upgrade which I have already did. Any documents that tells me how to install a new license using an existing license
to a subdomain? thanks I really need this mod on my site.

[Michael Biddle]

I am not sure if you are following. If you were to upgrade you should do the following:

1. Backup - Best practice.
2. Upload the new files to your web directory.
3. Run upgrade.php on one of your URLs, should not matter which.
4. Update any custom templates you need to.
5 Enjoy.

This is assuming that you have it working initially.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

This mod uses a single database so it would never be part of solution to connect 3.8 with 4.0 forum.

There's a mod called vBnetwork that allows you to share forums across different forums on different servers and different versions... I'm using it now we share a forum with another 3.8 forum and a 4.0 forum.

Thanks for the headsup on that. I need to share forums, member base and who's online, between a very active vb 3.8 big board and a new vb4 suite.

Upgrading the 3.8 board is not possible, because we run various applications that are not available for vb4 and because I am not satisfied with vb4s bug count.

It seems to me that the best solution is to replace the vb4 forum with a 3.8 forum. And keep the vb4 CMS running asides the vb3.8 forum.


Does anyone have a better solution?

[sticky]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Does anyone have a better solution?

Yes, get whatever programs you need from VB3.8 ported to VB4.

There is nothing from VB3 I am missing except for live topic.

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

I am not sure if you are following. If you were to upgrade you should do the following:

1. Backup - Best practice.
2. Upload the new files to your web directory.
3. Run upgrade.php on one of your URLs, should not matter which.
4. Update any custom templates you need to.
5 Enjoy.

This is assuming that you have it working initially.

Sorry for the confusion, what i want is to install a fresh vB to a subdomain using the same database but when I try to install the new vB the instalation process tell me if i want to upgrade which Im not since Im already at 4.0.8pl2

I was wondering if there are any guides to follow so I can continue with this Mod.
Thanks

[amagab]

Originally Posted by El Intocable

Sorry for the confusion, what i want is to install a fresh vB to a subdomain using the same database but when I try to install the new vB the instalation process tell me if i want to upgrade which Im not since Im already at 4.0.8pl2

I was wondering if there are any guides to follow so I can continue with this Mod.
Thanks

As far as I understand it, you don't have to install another vB. You work off of the one you already have.

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by El Intocable

Sorry for the confusion, what i want is to install a fresh vB to a subdomain using the same database but when I try to install the new vB the instalation process tell me if i want to upgrade which Im not since Im already at 4.0.8pl2

I was wondering if there are any guides to follow so I can continue with this Mod.
Thanks

You should not be uploading the vBulletin files or doing anything with the database to adding a domain/subdomain into Cerberus.

Add the subdomain in your web control panel to point at the same location as your forum directory. You should be able to go to new-site.biddle.com and it should just show you your forum index. Add a few categories and forums and put them in the catids below. From there you need to configure it in the Cerberus settings like:

[new-site.biddle.com]
bbtitle=New Site
bburl=new-site.biddle.com
homeurl=new-site.biddle.com
catids=7,15,25
styleid=1
cookiedomain=.biddle.com
facebookappid=Your_appid_here
facebooksecret=Your_fb_secret_here

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by sticky

Yes, get whatever programs you need from VB3.8 ported to VB4.

There is nothing from VB3 I am missing except for live topic.

22 addons I run are not available for vb4. The most important one being GARS, in which I have 11.000 reviews.

[KW802]

Originally Posted by El Intocable

Sorry for the confusion, what i want is to install a fresh vB to a subdomain using the same database but when I try to install the new vB the instalation process tell me if i want to upgrade which Im not since Im already at 4.0.8pl2

That is not really what this add-on does. With this add-on you would have one database and one copy of vBulletin that everything points to. Anything you do, like upgrading vBulletin or changing any settings, would be to that single database & single copy of vBulletin.

If you then used this add-on to have multiple sub-domains or domains pointing to the same database then you would not install additional copies of vBulletin since vBulletin is already installed. Instead your new sub-domains & new domains would be virtual instances since really behind the scenes they are being served from your existing single database & single copy of vBulletin.

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

You should not be uploading the vBulletin files or doing anything with the database to adding a domain/subdomain into Cerberus.

Add the subdomain in your web control panel to point at the same location as your forum directory. You should be able to go to new-site.biddle.com and it should just show you your forum index. Add a few categories and forums and put them in the catids below. From there you need to configure it in the Cerberus settings like:

[new-site.biddle.com]
bbtitle=New Site
bburl=new-site.biddle.com
homeurl=new-site.biddle.com
catids=7,15,25
styleid=1
cookiedomain=.biddle.com
facebookappid=Your_appid_here
facebooksecret=Your_fb_secret_here

Much easier thanks for explaining to me. Can anyone help me do this even If I have to donate for your work of if is a freeby even better. lol I will really need this most as any other mod out there.