Title: Problem with Multi WP install, One database
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Problem with Multi WP install, One database

 *  [Nerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerin/)
 * (@nerin)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/)
 * hi there.
    I’m trying to install another WP in a sub directory,but share the 
   same database so users can login with same accounts.
 * followed steps in guides,changed prefix from “wp_” in second installs config 
   and it works. kinda.
 * I added the define custom users and define custom user meta codes into the config
   file.
 * you can log into 2nd WP using username and pass from original install,but user
   roles and permissions are not carrying over,so everyone, even Admins, only have
   subscriber permissions.
 * would love to hear tips on fixing this.
    thanks

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 *  [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * (@fonglh)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2197992)
 * it’s working exactly as it should. although they use the same database, using
   a different prefix lets WP treat the two sets of tables separately.
 * you should be looking at multisite instead.
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
 *  Thread Starter [Nerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerin/)
 * (@nerin)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198033)
 * are there any downsides to using multisite?
    I was kind of warned off it and 
   directed to how I was doing it
 *  [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * (@fonglh)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198154)
 * you’ll still have to add users to the 2nd site. if I’m not wrong they can have
   separate permissions for separate sites, but you can define this yourself.
 * if you need some other admins to manage everything, you can make them super admins.
 *  Thread Starter [Nerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerin/)
 * (@nerin)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198171)
 * damn. what I needed was one account for all.
 *  [fonglh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fonglh/)
 * (@fonglh)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198177)
 * they still use one account. you assign them to sites. sorry for not being clear.
 *  Thread Starter [Nerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nerin/)
 * (@nerin)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198178)
 * I get you. but is there a way to have the network automatically assign signups
   to a site?
    I’ve 3k accounts to move.
 * The way our phpbb forums are set up is that once someone signs onto the WP,they
   are signed into the forum and vice versa

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-multi-wp-install-one-database/#post-2198178)
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