[wp-hackers] Isn't it a problem for WP that it is so strictly attached to a specific domain?

[William P. Davis]

I'm still not 100 percent sure of what the question is. I can say one thing, though: WP is very good at maintaining one URL for each page, which I definitely see as a feature rather than a bug. For a number of reasons, including SEO, it's generally discouraged to run parallel sites (where a.com/my-page == b.com/my-page)

Regarding storing full paths in the database: With decent architecturing you can get around those issues fairly easily. You shouldn't, for example, be storing full absolute paths of any file in the db. 

Will
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-----Original Message-----
From: Davit Barbakadze <jayarjo at gmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:04:12 
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Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Isn't it a problem for WP that it is so strictly
 attached to a specific domain?

Porting WordPress from one domain to another is well documented and
relatively easy - yes, but still requires messing with database (has
anything changed in this direction? 'cause I keep doing some find and
replace queries after I move it from one place to another). I just do not
understand why it is necessary in first place. But obviously I do not see
whole picture. That's why this question.

Davit Barbakadze


On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Something else to add, some plugins such as wp-united stores the path
> to the files on the file system )say /home/danielx6/www/forums/) in
> the database (Such as where the config.php from phpbb is on the
> server).
>
> Regards,
> Daniel Fenn
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Alex Rayan <alexrayan69 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Also, could be related to the serialized data that has a domain
> specified;
> > hence, moving from domain a to domain b would be simple only if the
> number
> > of characters of domain a and domain b are the same.
> > But there are some plugins out there to help changing serialized data as
> > well, for example, http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-migrate-db/
> > Haven't tested it myself though.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Drew <xoodrew at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> >
> >> > Can you explain what you see the problem as being?
> >> >
> >>
> >> I have a feeling this is the root-relative vs absolute uri debate
> rearing
> >> its head.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Nathaniel Taintor <
> >> goldenapplesdesign at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > I'm not sure what you're referring to.
> >> >
> >> > The only thing I can see that relates to WordPress being "attached to
> a
> >> > specific domain" involves rewrite rules, and even that isn't so much
> >> > "attached a specific domain" as it is "attached to a specific
> position in
> >> > relation to the domain root". That is, if you move your site from
> >> > domain1.com to domain2.com, you shouldn't experience any problems at
> all
> >> > from WP.  (You may have issues with content, such as img src's or
> >> internal
> >> > links being specified by absolute urls, but that has been discussed ad
> >> > nauseum over the years and there are plenty of ways of working around
> >> that
> >> > issue.)
> >> >
> >> > Where you might have problems is moving from domain1.com to
> >> > domain2.com/site1 or vice versa, because that will necessitate
> >> rebuilding
> >> > your permalinks. But that's also a simple process and well-documented.
> >> >
> >> > Can you explain what you see the problem as being?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Nathaniel Taintor, Designer/Developer
> >> > *Golden Apples Design*
> >> > http://goldenapplesdesign.com
> >> >
> >> > @GoldenApples | 717.434.3226
> >> > goldenapplesdesign at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Davit Barbakadze <jayarjo at gmail.com
> >> > >wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Isn't it a problem for WordPress that it is so strictly attached to
> a
> >> > > specific domain?
> >> > >
> >> > > Why is this necessary anyway?
> >> > >
> >> > > Davit Barbakadze
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