Two installations overlapping

Rowli001

I have two installations on the same domain but under different directories. Most things work fine, but when I changed the configuration of one (such as the database description), the change was reflected in both installations. Can anyone point to which configuration file might be causing this to happen?

I am using V1.4.1.6
The installations are under the public html directory, one in a sub-folder called 'gallery-alex' and one called 'gallery-sara'. Something must be shared at a higher level.

Thanks

sbillard

It sounds like you have not setup separate databases for the two installations. You at least have to use different table prefixes if you use a single database.

Look at the configuration files (../zp-data/zp-config.php) for the two installs. Look for the database information. Either the database name or the database prefix must be different or you will "mixing" of the data.

Of course, sorting this out if they were merged could be quite a challenge.

Rowli001

So that's exactly the problem. Both installations are referencing the same database. The installations are were done with Simplescripts, so I'm not sure how this happened.

So as you correctly point out, how do I now unmerge this data. It sounds as though all I can do is backup the album data, remove the install and put the album back in after doing all the manual config.

Thanks for the support.

acrylian

Ah, once again a reason why we don't recommend to use install helpers...

If you entered a lot of data on the backend already your only chance will be to use our database backup tool on one of them. Then create a new database for this install if you can or change the database prefix in the /zp-data/zp-config.php file. Then bascially follow the instruction on how to move an installtion to a new server on our troubleshooting.