Multiple Instances of SugarCRM`

[historicslunk]

OK

Simple question is can I Host multiple sugarcrm dbs on the same server?

Basically I have 3 companies - who have different sales processes etc. and I want to be able to host three different sugarcrm installs on the same server.

Also can I have two "faces" to the same db

i.e. sugarcrm and sugardev - both using the same db

Lastly - is there an easy way to get a link between sugarcrm and a remote control package?

Thanks

Sharif

[Angel]

Yes, it is possible to have multiple Sugar databases on one server. It would be best if you also had three different install directories for the actual Sugar HTML/PHP files. Otherwise, you'll have to constantly modify files in order to access the different databases via one install. You could automate that process, but it would still be a bit kludgy.

[historicslunk]

OK - Got that part OK. Each install would have it's own directory for html files etc. but one install would have to html firctories as it is being used to "experiment" with the interface!!

The real question is How do I get multiple installs and How do I get them working properly.

Thanks

Sharif

[Angel]

The real question is How do I get multiple installs and How do I get them working properly.

Assuming that the folder /var/www/html (or c:\inetpub\wwwroot) is where your web files are stored for your web server....

...Unzip or place the Sugar program files into 3 different sub-directories. i.e. /var/www/html/sugar1 /var/www/html/sugar2 etc...

Then, open your browser and go to http://localhost/sugar1 and complete that install process. Repeat for http://localhost/sugar2, etc. Making sure that each are using different database names.

Whenver you need to access your second install, simply open the corresponding URL. For that matter, you could have all 3 open simultaneously.

[nerd]

I am currently running multiple instances of sugar on the same linux box. I have 3 different copies, each have a different copy of the source and are connected to different databases.

I changed session name id for each copy of Sugar. And you also have to remember to change "session_dir" in your config.php for each copy of sugar. Each sugar instance needs to use a different session dir or you will have problems with being able to login into more than one instance at a time.


Nerd.
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[paikmoses]

Folks,

Take a quick look to get a gist of running multiple instances of Sugar on a single server: http://sugarcrm.openapp.org/?p=172
This would helps you either: http://sugarcrm.openapp.org/?p=175

HTH.

Regards,

[rishavraj]

Hi All

I am creating two instance of sugarcrm on same machine

The steps are
1) change the unique id in config file from both folder
2) session directory is created for each instance
3)site url is also changed
4) changed the database connection for each instance

I am able to login with different user credentials to both instance successfully but while logout from one user interface it automatically logout of second user interface

Please help me out .....

I am using sugarcrm 5.1, wamp server 2.0 with windows machne

[Angel]

Sounds like the sessions aren't being written to the instance specific directories. Double check that indeed it is using the custom session directory for each.

[rishavraj]

Hi

Thanks for the reply


While login the sesion is creating properly. My session path is

1) c:\wamp\www\tmp\crm1
2) c:\wamp\www\tmp\crm2

and file is written properly. when when i logout the session directory file copies the same file to another session folder. currently i am seeing this isue

How can we do thart

[rishavraj]

Hi

Please tell me the procedure for creating two instance of CRM. i have modified every thing this is necessary for creating two instance like session_dir, uniique_id etc. all things are working properly but still i am facing one issue that is while logout from one instance it automatically logouts from second instance also.

I have checked in both the session_dir is writable for both instance of CRM

Please help me out