Topic: Wordpress site creation - for testing

[k_graham]

I am looking for suggestions on implementing a testing area for Wordpress, using SME server.

As compared to a website on the Primary HTML location, should a test area be place on a Virtual Drive?

If implemented would one use Wordpress Multi User or be able to use multiple single User installs - I do have web space rented which uses Softaculous and it creates multiple single user installs, however sometimes we loose internet connection and also sometimes the site or connection causes slowdowns, it would be nice to work locally. I know one can set up a Bitnami Wordpress site for work directly on ones Windows Computer but when the wife is doing the bookkeeping, being able to work via network locally using another computer could be better.

[Stefano]

sincerely.. where is your question?

I use SME as a development platform for wordpress sites..
I create an ibay, deploy WP into it, create a db and I'm (almost) done

[k_graham]

sincerely.. where is your question?

I use SME as a development platform for wordpress sites..
I create an ibay, deploy WP into it, create a db and I'm (almost) done

So then if you had multiple WordPress sites to develop, would you devote 1 ibay per Wordpress site?
You would never use the Primary Ibay, or you would reserve it for your actual site?

Thanks,

Ken

[Stefano]

So then if you had multiple WordPress sites to develop, would you devote 1 ibay per Wordpress site?

exactly..
i've to say I work in a virtual environment, i.e. either server and client are vm in the same (closed) internale (and virtual) network

I create an ibay and setup the desired domain in SME (mydomain.tld), create a new db (mydomaindb), then install wordpress in my ibay..

it's more diffitult to explain than to do

You would never use the Primary Ibay, or you would reserve it for your actual site?

Thanks,

Ken

I usually don't use Primary ibay

[janet]

k_graham

There are less control possibilities for the Primary ibay.

It is more typical not to use the Primary ibay unless that is the only site on your sme server.

If you have multiple web sites and/or multiple domain names requiring websites, then it is more typical to create a new ibay for each site and/or domain, point the domain name at the ibay (where required) & configure web content in the html folder of the particular ibay.
Ibays have more control using db commands, so my suggestion is to never use Primary & always create an ibay, even if there is only one web site on your sme server.
 
For multiple Wordpress installations, create multiple ibays.

[k_graham]

exactly..
i've to say I work in a virtual environment, i.e. either server and client are vm in the same (closed) internale (and virtual) network

I create an ibay and setup the desired domain in SME (mydomain.tld), create a new db (mydomaindb), then install wordpress in my ibay..

it's more diffitult to explain than to do

I usually don't use Primary ibay

Thanks, Stephano and also Janet for the suggestions which should help to keep me out of trouble, or at least troubles isolated to 1 Ibay when I make a mistake.

I have used the Primary ibay for a non Wordpress site as it is the only bay I was able to get Soupermail to run on when I tried years back at esmith4, I use Soupermail for my main email as it allows me to accept large files attached as emails where the person sending must fill out a form on the web and attach and send what he wants - like 50 or 100 meg files. However with Wordpress I won't be needing the large file sending capability, just forms using something like Formidable so experimenting in Ibays should be fine.

Thanks,
Ken

[janet]

k_graham

Well that's a long time ago.

There may have been controls in place on the ibay which blocked something in Soupermail eg file attachment size or alias path.

There is no reason that something that works in the Primary ibay will not work in a regular ibay. They are the same as far as sme server is concerned. Like I said though, you may need to configure some db commands for the ibays in question (eg re php uploads etc), which you cannot do or do not need to do with the Primary. Refer db howtos & search forums.
It may also be that you need to point your main domain at the new ibay, so requests for the main domain name go to that new ibay without needing to use the ibayname trailing the domain name eg www.mydomain.com/ibayname.
Change this in server manager Domains panel so the main domain name resolves directly to the new ibay without needing the trailing ibayname.