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Drupal 7 Multi Sites Configuration

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Drupal 7 Multi Sites Configuration

Overview of this book

Drupal is one of the most powerful PHP Content Management Systems there is. However, why would you install a CMS for every site you build? With just one copy of Drupal you can host several sites. Drupal has long had multi-site support, and Drupal 7's support is even better than previous versions. Drupal 7 Multi-Sites Configuration will teach you how to host several websites on a single copy of Drupal. You will learn how to create different sites, each with its own domain, content, and theme. This valuable information will help you to save time by managing modules and sharing them across several sites as well as administering your sites all in one place.This book will show you how to configure a system for multi-site, and then install several sites on one copy of Drupal, all with their own domain name and database. Learn how to install and share modules and themes, configure Apache, PHP, and MySQL for multi-site, and then manage the site. Once your site system is successfully set up, discover some of the advanced configurations possible with Drupal multi-site, as well as how to upgrade and maintain your sites.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Getting installation help


Sometimes installations fail. This can happen for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the environment does not fulfill one of Drupal's requirements. Sometimes there is a permissions problem either on the file system or the databases. And sometimes bugs in code turn up. This can be a frustrating experience. Where do you turn for help?

Following are the best resources for trouble shooting a Drupal installation, in order:

  • The README.txt and INSTALL.txt documents: These come packaged with Drupal, and provide a surprising amount of information that will help troubleshoot installation issues. There are even database-specific installation documents (INSTALL.mysql.txt, INSTALL.pgsql.txt, and so on) with information tailored to your selected database environment.

  • The online Drupal installation manual: http://drupal.org/documentation/install. This covers the installation process in depth, with many extra notes for exceptional circumstances.

  • Community support: Available...