Title: Using same package and databases for multiple subdomains
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Using same package and databases for multiple subdomains

 *  Resolved [DGLauren](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dglauren/)
 * (@dglauren)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-package-and-databases-for-multiple-subdomains/)
 * I may not always understand what I’m doing, but I’m great at following good directions.
   As a result, even though I still consider myself a newbie, I’ve used Duplicator
   numerous times to create subdomains for my site, which I use for testing and 
   as a backup for my site. This is the first time I’ve created two at once, which
   I’d like to be perfect clones of the original.
 * I don’t have any point of reference for knowing if this question makes sense,
   as written, so please bear with me:
 * Can I use the same Duplicator package and installer files, as well as the same
   new, empty database to create both of those sites? I’m mostly unsure about the
   database. Do I need a separate new one for each cloned subdomain, or will the
   installation just fill it in for that site, as I use it. (See? Does that even
   make sense? lol)
 * I usually have to manually extract the zipped archive to work around a server
   timeout issue, so currently I have uploaded copies of the same Dup. files to 
   the newly created subdomains, but haven’t deployed them yet. I want to be sure
   doing so won’t mess anything up before I do it. I know extracting one of them
   will be fine; I just don’t understand the dynamics of the MySQL database associated
   with the Dup. files re a second one.
 * Cory, let me also say that it’s extremely impressive how you manage and maintain
   your excellent product. I am constantly mentioning and recommending Duplicator,
   whenever the opportunity presents itself. Thank you!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-package-and-databases-for-multiple-subdomains/#post-5716561)
 * Hey Dglauren,
 * **Databases?**
    Yes you will need a separate database for each cloned site…
 * **Files?**
    Yes, you can use the same installer.php and archive.zip multiple 
   times. All the magic happens in the installer and the database you connect to.
 * Hope that clears things up…
 * Cheers~

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