Multiple Installations on the same Server. Any issues?

[jjwdesign]

We're looking to install a second installation of SugarCRM on our SugarCRM Appliance Server. I assume this can be done without too many issues. I'm panning on doing the following, but would appreciate any knownledge on issues that I will run into.

1. Copy existing /sugarcrm directory over to /sugarcrm2
2. Copy the entire MySQL database over to a new database with proper username/password permissions.
3. Edit the /sugarcrm2 configuration file.
   
   • Edit the Database connection vars db_*
   • Edit the "unique_key"
   • Set specific "session_dir" for each installation.
   • Set new "site_url" for new directory.

It looks like it should be fairly straight forward. Has anyone else tried this, or have any other items to add that I'm not thinking of?



Thanks.

[mikesolomon]

We're looking to install a second installation of SugarCRM on our SugarCRM Appliance Server. I assume this can be done without too many issues. I'm panning on doing the following, but would appreciate any knownledge on issues that I will run into.

1. Copy existing /sugarcrm directory over to /sugarcrm2
2. Copy the entire MySQL database over to a new database with proper username/password permissions.
3. Edit the /sugarcrm2 configuration file.
   
   • Edit the Database connection vars db_*
   • Edit the "unique_key"
   • Set specific "session_dir" for each installation.
   • Set new "site_url" for new directory.

It looks like it should be fairly straight forward. Has anyone else tried this, or have any other items to add that I'm not thinking of?



Thanks.

I have 4 versions running on my dev server with no problems

[jjwdesign]

Just to post some feedback.

I didn't have any issues with the second installation of SugarCRM. I did take care to set the session directories for each installation to a different folder.

Example:
/tmp/sugarcrm
/tmp/sugarcrm2

And then make the appropriate changes in the SugarCRM configuration file. All seems to be working.

Thanks.

[larsaman]

Just to post some feedback.

I didn't have any issues with the second installation of SugarCRM. I did take care to set the session directories for each installation to a different folder.

Example:
/tmp/sugarcrm
/tmp/sugarcrm2

And then make the appropriate changes in the SugarCRM configuration file. All seems to be working.

Thanks.

Using the procedure as described above works very well when loging into SugarCRM in several applications. However, when logging out in one of the applications, the sessions end really much and causing my other SugarCRM applications to log out as well. Apparently, the sessions are emptied completly when pressing log out

I wonder what I can do to isolate all sessions from one SugarCRM from another SugarCRM installation? OR, what kind of changes can I do in order to when loging out from one application, keep my sessions in all other applications?

[jjwdesign]

larsaman,

I found out that there is a setting in the config.php file for the session directory. Just make a directory for each SugarCRM instance and set the setting path appropriately.

Example Session Dir's:

/tmp/crm1
/tmp/crm2
/tmp/crm3

Make sure they are writable by your server process (apache.apache in my case). Hope that helps.

Jeff Walters

[larsaman]

That's exactly what I did

I changed the config.php file for each of the installations of SugarCRM, but it only worked when I was logged on in both applications. As soon as I log out in one of the installations, the other application is also logged out

I wrote another tread about this -> http://www.sugarcrm.com/forums/showt...875#post134875

perhaps, you could see if there is anything wrong?

I have installed everything manually, not using the fast install from SugarCRM.

Many many thanks if you find anything helpful.

/larsaman