Title: Require Second Installation using same database content
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Require Second Installation using same database content

 *  [stiwdio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stiwdio/)
 * (@stiwdio)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/)
 * Hi Wonder if anyone can help me.
    I have a WP site I have created. But now I 
   want to create a mobile version, while I’m aware of plugins I want to create 
   my own mobile site.
 * I want to create a site in a folder /mobile and for this to use the same database
   content from the main site. Is this possible?
 * I thought about just copying the WP folder from the meain site and placing it
   the /mobile folder, this dosent really work as all the links reverts back to 
   the root.
 * I think basically I need anothew WP installation under /moobile which will use
   the database content from the main site, however im not sure if this is right
   or even possible.
 * A stepe by step help would be really appreciated as I havent a clue 🙂
 * Thanks
    Darren

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 *  Thread Starter [stiwdio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stiwdio/)
 * (@stiwdio)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/#post-1863382)
 * further to this, I also cant log into the /mobile/wp-login.php as oce i login
   it it reverts to the root WP installation
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/#post-1863386)
 * You can’t run two different installs from the same database and have different
   urls.
 *  Thread Starter [stiwdio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stiwdio/)
 * (@stiwdio)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/#post-1863390)
 * Any ideas how I can overcome this? Would installing another WP in the mobile 
   folder then point to the other database work?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/#post-1863391)
 * No. You can’t run two different installs from the same database and have different
   urls.
 *  Thread Starter [stiwdio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stiwdio/)
 * (@stiwdio)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/require-second-installation-using-same-database-content/#post-1863400)
 * Ive done it; yes you can apparently;
 * Read this great article I found, I now have 2 installs using one database content!
   One at the root and one in a subdomain at /mobile ready for me to create my mobile
   theme..
 * Much thanks goes out the the author of this article!
 * [http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/use-1-database-for-2-blogs-with-wordpress-26/](http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/use-1-database-for-2-blogs-with-wordpress-26/)

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