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Installing SilverStripe /

Getting SilverStripe up and running on your computer and on your web server.

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Misunderstanding regarding structure


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Moose

Community Member, 26 Posts

19 January 2009 at 10:12am

Hi. I have just installed SS under WAMP. So far so very impressed.

I'm going through the tutorial and I seem to have some basic misapprehension. My assumption (and the choice I made during the install process) is that the CMS is altering the Tutorial site. However, the template (.ss) file in the tutorial site doesn't seem to correspond to the page I see at http://localhost/silverstripe/. I can even delete the whole tutorial folder without affecting that site. I then assumed i must actually be working on the MySite folder but that doesn't contain any templates.

Maybe it's just that it's approaching midnight on a Sunday here but I'm super-confused. Any help would be much appreciated!

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Moose

Community Member, 26 Posts

19 January 2009 at 10:21am

I just had a look at the MySQL database that was built during installation and it is indeed SS_MySite. Can I copy the /tutorial files into /mysite? I'm still a bit puzzled that the site works although there is no template defined under /mysite.

I imagine there must be a way to get SS to create a new database for a different site on the same server - being a total neophyte most of my questions are currently probably a bit ridiculous. Could someone maybe just give me a URL for the documentation regarding multiple site implementations?

Thanks!

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UncleCheese

Forum Moderator, 4102 Posts

19 January 2009 at 11:10am

This is super confusing. This is what I always do:

1) Copy /tutorial/_config.php to /mysite/
2) Change the global $project to "mysite"
3) Make sure there's a Page.php in /mysite/code. (I think there is) If not, copy it from tutorial
4) Create /mysite/templates/Page.ss as <h1>Hello</h1> or whatever you want
5) Delete the /tutorial/ folder.

I'm sure this isn't the right way, but it's what I always do. I've never understood the whole "tutorial" concept. I find it annoying.

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Willr

Forum Moderator, 5523 Posts

19 January 2009 at 12:44pm

It is quite confusing for people. I undertook some work to make it more straightforward in 2.3...

----- In < 2.3 -----
If you install with 'BlackCandy' option then your code and config file is stored in mysite/ and your theme is set to themes/blackcandy

If you install with 'Tutorial' option then your code and config file is stored in tutorial/ and your theme is set to blank (as all the tutorial code is stored in tutorial/templates rather then a Theme

----- In 2.3+ -----
No matter what theme you install your code is stored in mysite/ your html is stored in themes/themeyouchoose. Depending on what theme you choose (tutorial / blackcandy) all it does is set this line in your mysite/_config.php file - SSViewer::set_theme('BlackCandy');
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Future plans, in the near future we are planning on removing / rewriting the tutorials on the site as they are over 2 years old and a tad out of date for what they explain. This is why in < 2.3 the tutorial html was not a 'theme' as this was created before we had the functionality of themes. At this time we will be removing the tutorial theme completely.

This will be replaced with a Recipe Site that you will be able to download the code / templates and the tutorials will be updated with this (screenshots, code statements etcs) and at least time we will tidy up the install procedure.

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Moose

Community Member, 26 Posts

21 January 2009 at 2:34am

Thanks for the helpful responses! I'll look up the implications of multi-site installations on a single server when I get there.

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Pyper

Community Member, 3 Posts

4 March 2009 at 12:20am

New tutorials would be a godsend, it has been really confusing trying to set this up on a mac