Multiple shops using one image source - how?

[smartwork]

So, we've got multiple shops but want to use the same image source for product images (but not all the other graphics). I can rewrite all the portions using product images to build in a new directory/source for those, but that also puts the source domain in the image source info. Another option may be to have none of the shops hold the images and put them all at a separate domain, and they all pull from that source which keeps any of the domains from having the other's name in their image source URLs.

 

Is there an easier way to share images between multiple shops?

 

Thanks.

[♥toyicebear]

You can use a symlinked image folder

[userb]

Anybody know how to do it?

[satish]

If your stores are on same server then ths can be done.

 

One folder will have images for all stores for product.

Now you need to symlink this folder with your image folder.

 

Also for other images you will have to use a different folder.

 

 

Satish

[smartwork]

I'm running a test version where I added to configuration.php a second server config for product image feeding. Then, I converted all the areas (which are a LOT) calling functions to use the newly added server info instead of the original server info. For example, where it may be using something like tep_db_query, I duplicated/converted to tep_db_query_catalog and then created a new function to use the new server info.