Title: Multiple installations help?
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multiple installations help?

 *  Resolved [ZS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orahmax/)
 * (@orahmax)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/)
 * Os: windows
    Wamp server
 * I have installed wordpress and working on a theme. But i feel the need of accessing
   another fully functional theme.
 * I made changes in the prefix while setting config.php file. Now what do I need
   to do to add second installation?

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853103)
 * Just install another copy of WordPress in another folder. I have about 5 or 6
   installs running locally at any one time.
 *  Thread Starter [ZS](https://wordpress.org/support/users/orahmax/)
 * (@orahmax)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853104)
 * You mean just another folder in www directory. What about database?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853108)
 * > You mean just another folder in www directory.
 * Yes
 * > What about database?
 * That’s up to you. You can re-use the same database with a different table prefix
   but I just create a new database for each install. That keeps everything nice&
   tidy.
 *  [Greg_DBA](https://wordpress.org/support/users/greg_dba/)
 * (@greg_dba)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853124)
 * I am thinking along your lines ESMI. I have spent the **last three days** trying
   to get a localhost mulitsite working and I keep running into brick walls – the
   last wall the perennial “_host/subfolder1/wp-admin.php not found on this server_”
   and tried various solutions with various results. This is getting too hard.
 * I believe in the KISS principal however that said I don’t want to give in too
   easily either. It seems that there are specific issues with localhost / WAMP 
   installations using multisite configurations.
 * I have achieved MySites admin page and that’s it = 404.
 * So. Back to basics and install separate wp installs for each site including Databases–
   after all they are only a few Kbs in size.
 * I hope this post, along with those above, informs other users to draw a line 
   in the sand. I can’t waste any more time on this.
 * Catch you in the soup people 🙂
 *  [cr4u](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cr4u/)
 * (@cr4u)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853271)
 * Newbie. Having similar problems, cannot see a simple way to run multiple sites/
   installs.Then further problems when going from local installs to live site.
    
   Is it just easier to develop a live site using a “junkdomain.com”. When the site
   if functional, use the duplicator plugin to copy it to “mynewdomain.com” ? Then
   use the old site as a template for the next new site?

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 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-help-1/#post-3853271)
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