Custom WP installation script or how the do tons of sites easily?

[auspiral]

I'm getting tired of doing the same tweaks every time I install a site, do you guys have any tips to automate this, or have a custom WP install file.

I'm looking to make nearly 50-100 sites in the next month, and anything to avoid the tedious parts would help a ton.

thanks

[medicalhumor]

I'd like an answer to that too. Be nice to save a custom wordpress install and then use it over and over. Have you tried setting it up and then exporting the database in phpmyadmin, then use cpanel to install the next one, and then dropt the database and import the saved one?

[auspiral]

I haven't but I'm exploring options, I may try this later tonight

[WFReviewAdmin]

I will add this too 4.1

[spyderman4g63]

If your host has cpanel and fantastico I know that you can automate the initial wordpress install. Then just copy your "base install template" from the server to the new install. This can all be done with a php script.

You can write some sql to update most of the plugin settings in wordpress. If you start browsing the WP database you should get some ideas ;)