Mt And Subdomains In The Cpanel

[drremer]

I am not clear on whether or not subdomains can be of any use for MT sites, since TCH indicates one cannot set up a SQL database for a subdomain. Without a database, how is one to create a separate blog in a subdomain?

 

Also, I have two unused domain names registered, one of which I would like to host here. Is that acheivable under my current account or do I need to set up and entirely new TCH account to use it? It would not be related directly to my Blog.

 

Thanks for any direction on how to make use of these resources at TCH.

 

--David

[borfast]

Hi David.

 

The database has nothing to do with the subdomain. You can access any database in your account from any subdomain in your account. You can even access your databases from other sites, if you configure them to allow that.

 

This means you can create a separate blog in a subdomain. Just configure it to access the database as you would configure a blog running on your main domain.

 

Speaking of domains, you can configure your domains to be redirected to the domain you have setup with your TCH account but from your description, that's not what you want, right? If not, you'll need to register another account with TCH in order to create another site with another domain.

 

Hope this helps

[TweezerMan]

I am not clear on whether or not subdomains can be of any use for MT sites, since TCH indicates one cannot set up a SQL database for a subdomain. Without a database, how is one to create a separate blog in a subdomain?

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It is true that you cannot setup a MySQL database specifically for a subdomain, but that should not prevent you from using MT with subdomains if that's what you want to do. If you need a MySQL database to use with a specific subdomain, just create it.

 

I have a single MT installation with a single MySQL database that manages both a weblog on my main domain and a second weblog on a subdomain. I even have my MT files (mt.cgi) accessible through a yet another subdomain.

 

I guess the main question here is whether you want the blog that you want to create in a subdomain to be on its own MT installation or not. If it's on its own MT installation, it will need its own MySQL database (which you'd just create).

 

If the new weblog is going to be on the same MT installation as your existing weblog, it will use the same MT database you're already using. Create your subdomain in CPanel, then create the weblog in MT, using the subdomain URL for the Site URL and Archive URL in Weblog Config (such as http://blog2.your-TCH-site.com/ instead of http://your-TCH-site.com/blog2/).

 

I can probably explain it better if you describe more about what you want to do.

 

Also, I have two unused domain names registered, one of which I would like to host here. Is that acheivable under my current account or do I need to set up and entirely new TCH account to use it? It would not be related directly to my Blog.

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With a virtual hosting account, all you can do with the second domain is park it on top of your existing domain hosted at TCH. If you want to use the second domain for another web site, you'd need to purchase a second TCH account to use with it. (You could also do this with a TCH reseller account.)

[drremer]

Thank you Raul, yes, If I can create the new weblog as a subdomain, I would not need to use another domain name. So parking them is probably the way I will go for the time being. Many thanks.

 

DavidR

 

Hi David.

 

The database has nothing to do with the subdomain. You can access any database in your account from any subdomain in your account. You can even access your databases from other sites, if you configure them to allow that.

 

This means you can create a separate blog in a subdomain. Just configure it to access the database as you would configure a blog running on your main domain.

 

Speaking of domains, you can configure your domains to be redirected to the domain you have setup with your TCH account but from your description, that's not what you want, right? If not, you'll need to register another account with tch in order to create another site with another domain.

 

Hope this helps

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[drremer]

David, I just saw your handle, Tweezerman. You had been of tremendous help to me over at Radio Userland a year or more back. I was pleased to see Tweezerman is still around providing excellent and reliable advice. Sorry for the delay in responding, I got caught up away from the PC for awhile.

 

Now, from the feedback I have received, it appears what I want to do is as follows.

 

I have poliwatch.org set up as a personal writing blog. I want a separate web site which will become a public information and chat site for folks living in my neighborhood.

 

So, if I understand correctly, I can accomplish this by establishing a subdoman named SpringBranch.PoliWatch.org. I can use the current MT installation to manage it as an additional blog setting its configs with the subdomain URL and path to my pubblic_html/subdomain.name, where the new sites files will be located. This means I don't have to create a new database for SpringBranch.

 

If I have this down correctly, let me pose an additional question. May I establish a chatroom through Cpanel that would be accessible through the new SpringBranch blog?

 

Thank you for your insight, David. java script:emoticon('')

smilie

 

 

The database has nothing to do with the subdomain. You can access any database in your account from any subdomain in your account. You can even access your databases from other sites, if you configure them to allow that.

[TweezerMan]

David, I just saw your handle, Tweezerman. You had been of tremendous help to me over at Radio Userland a year or more back. I was pleased to see Tweezerman is still around providing excellent and reliable advice.

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Yes, I'm TweezerMan! I didn't realize who you were until I visited your web site and read your About page a couple of days ago. I think you'll be happier with Movable Type, and I *know* you'll be happy with TCH!

 

You do seem to understand how to set up an MT weblog on a subdomain. As far as setting up a chatroom that could be accessed from a page on your MT subdomain blog, I think that may depend on which chatroom application you install. I don't have any experience with the chatroom apps provided in CPanel, so I don't know if you'd have any issues trying to use them from a subdomain page or not.