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#1 2025-07-06 04:22:06
- PaulEscher
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- 2025-06-05
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Using links for common files when you have 2 subdomains
All,
I have 2 subs, sub1.mydomain.com and sub2.mydomain.com.
They both have Piwigo installed into their root, but I am wondering if it is worth my time to put all of the common (and unchanging) files into the directory above and then use links to source those files into each subdomain.
Obviously local is out of the question, but how about doc, docs, include, install, language, themes, etc.?
Any others?
On the other hand, the base file install is only 57MB, while photos will be in the several GB range, so not much of a savings.
Thank you for a great product,
Paul
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#2 2025-07-06 19:49:41
- OHappyDay
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- 2023-02-08
- 125
Re: Using links for common files when you have 2 subdomains
That would not be possible. A (sub-)domain has only access to its root folder and all folders below. Any physicl folders above are not accessible.
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#3 2025-07-06 21:37:21
- erAck
- Only trying to help
- 2015-09-06
- 2221
Re: Using links for common files when you have 2 subdomains
It depends.. symbolic links are on file system level and actually work to point across directories outside the domain's document root as long as the user the web server runs as has access permissions down to that directory. However, determining the current (file's) directory in PHP code might then give the resolved wrong directory and not the domain's one, and maybe other quirks specific to Piwigo. In any case I think it's not worth the hassle.
Running Piwigo at https://erack.net/gallery/
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