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8 months 1 week ago #259467 by BluePukeko
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Hi, I'm looking at installing Lime on my server, but would like to have two or more installations, using different domain names, on the same server.
Can I install the application with a common shared set of scripts and then have each domain root with a set of config files, or will I need to install each domain root with the complete set of scripts.

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8 months 1 week ago #259469 by holch
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Limesurvey is NOT multitenant. So you will have to make full installs for each.

Also, watch out when it comes to shared folders (e.g. temporary folders, session path, etc.).

I would try to separate the installations as much as possible so that there is no interference. I usually install them as separate accounts in admin panels like Cpanel or Plesk, so even if they are on the same server / webspace, they are very seperate projects (with different subdomains or domains).

What you can do is using several domains with the same installation, but you won't have different configurations, but it would be the same installation and exactly everything the same, you just can access it with different domains. I don't think that is what you are looking for.
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8 months 1 week ago #259479 by BluePukeko
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Thanks for the quick answer.
What I was hoping to achieve was different types of surveys, ie one domain for questionnaires, another for product surveys and another for simple Yes/No polls.
Now I know the requirements I can create three separate sites, which will probably be easier than having a common code area using symlinks back to the actual code.
Basically, I was trying to save disk space. 

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8 months 1 week ago #259480 by holch
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Basically, I was trying to save disk space.


If it is about disk space, I don't think it is worth it anyway. Limesurvey itself isn't occupying that much disk space for modern HDDs or SSDs anyway. And the surveys/projects themselves will occupy the same amount anyway, no matter if it is 1 or 10 installations.
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8 months 1 week ago #259521 by DenisChenu
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You can create your own config file with something like this:
Code:
$currentHost = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'];
if(substr($currentHost, 0, 4 ) === "www.") {
    $currentHost = substr($currentHost, 4);
}
if(@is_file("/var/www/shared/config/limesurvey-config.php")) {
    $aSettings = require("{$serverRoot}/config/limesurvey-config.php");
    return $aSettings;
}
/* defaullt setting */
You must set up LimeSurvey before
It work only for web (no console command) for console : use #ENV too for example.
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