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

[Michael Biddle]

What control panel do you have? Do you know how to add a subdomain?

[FReeSTER]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

What control panel do you have? Do you know how to add a subdomain?

I have Cpanel
Yes I did add a subdomain to
subdomain.maindomain.com

But do I need to make a redirection or something?

Thanks mate

[KW802]

Michael (and team)...

Before I re-invent the wheel in regards to getting my vBa CMPS modules to play nice with Cerberus, I noticed that some of the IB sites are using vBa CMPS and indeed the "** Load Config **" plugin is already looking for a "vba_newthreads_use_my_catids" setting though it is not documented anywhere.

Anybody from IB care to share the code for the CMPS modules that go along with that "'vba_newthreads_use_my_catids" setting?

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by El Intocable

I have Cpanel
Yes I did add a subdomain to
subdomain.maindomain.com

But do I need to make a redirection or something?

Thanks mate

If you setup the subdomain to point at the same place, then configure like i showed above, it should work automagically.

Originally Posted by KW802

Michael (and team)...

Before I re-invent the wheel in regards to getting my vBa CMPS modules to play nice with Cerberus, I noticed that some of the IB sites are using vBa CMPS and indeed the "** Load Config **" plugin is already looking for a "vba_newthreads_use_my_catids" setting though it is not documented anywhere.

Anybody from IB care to share the code for the CMPS modules that go along with that "'vba_newthreads_use_my_catids" setting?

I have not used it with vBA (That was from the upgrade from the vb3 version), nor has it been tested.

[Alfa1]

I added this to a vb4 install to test a bit with it. When i login to the admincp I get:

invalid argument supplied foreach() in [path]\includes\init.php(331) : eval()'d code on line 144

I disabled it and it was gone.

[puertoblack2003]

where do i get this info from to add? "Salt for login hash to other sites."

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I added this to a vb4 install to test a bit with it. When i login to the admincp I get:

invalid argument supplied foreach() in [path]\includes\init.php(331) : eval()'d code on line 144

I disabled it and it was gone.

What version of vBulletin 4 are you running?

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

where do i get this info from to add? "Salt for login hash to other sites."

Make that a unique value for your site.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

What version of vBulletin 4 are you running?

Make that a unique value for your site.

thank you one more question the catid would be the forum id? if so i have everything setup correctly but the thread is not showing up, i can see the forum but not the thread chosen.

added: im using 4.1

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by puertoblack2003

thank you one more question the catid would be the forum id? if so i have everything setup correctly but the thread is not showing up, i can see the forum but not the thread chosen.

added: im using 4.1

nevermine i figured it out.Is there a way to hide the forum for only that particular domain?

[KW802]

Originally Posted by Michael Biddle

I have not used it with vBA (That was from the upgrade from the vb3 version), nor has it been tested.

No problem. After thinking about it for a bit, I'm taking a different direction in regards to vBa CMPS that won't require me to make any edits to any of the vBa CMPS module files (well, at least none so far are needed) outside of a quick edit to the cmps_index.php file.