can i have more than one wordpress on a site?

[DennisJ]

Originally Posted by twn

Hi DennisJ,
Yes, you can have one or more wordpress on a site, you just install a second/third wordpress in a subdirectory, for example mydomain.com/mysecondblog/ . And with a little extra work you can configure your server that this subdirectory is reachable with a subdomain like: mysecondblog.mydomain.com . Or you can try installing wordpress mu, which allows multiple wordpress blogs.

out of the 3 options above which one is better?

[DennisJ]

Originally Posted by DennisJ

out of the 3 options above which one is better?

Walrus can you answer this one?

also what does that line on the config does exactly? , i guess the line is just for creating a table inside the database, so i just type the same database name while installing the WP instances rite?

[walrus]

Originally Posted by DennisJ

Walrus can you answer this one?

also what does that line on the config does exactly? , i guess the line is just for creating a table inside the database, so i just type the same database name while installing the WP instances rite?

I tried WPmu while it was still in beta so I can't really tell you much about it but my impression was that it really was to complex unless you want to use it to open a free host.

As far as a sub-domain versus a folder off of the root, I think it kind of depends on what your doing. I built xxx blog maniac as a folder because I wanted to add some depth to my blog directory. I built some as sub-directories because I wanted blogs that deviated from the niche that was on the root.

Your correct, all your doing when you change that is putting the information in a different table inside your database so database name, password, etc. would all remain the same

[twn]

Originally Posted by DennisJ

out of the 3 options above which one is better?

I would say in general the wordpress in a subdirectory which can be reached from a subdomain. With this setup you can use the normal wordpress and all the plugins/themes that come with it. Some plugins & themes don't word with wpmu.

But i recommend you do a google on the difference between subdomains and subdirectories and see if the advantages of a subdomain compared to subdirectories fit your needs. There are a lot articles written about this subject.