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Multisite Drupal 7

  • Multi-site - Sharing the same code base
  • Configuring a basic multi-site development environment in Linux
  • Local multi-site installation of Drupal 7 on Linux
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  • Some multi-site considerations
  • Step 1: mono-site installation of Drupal 7
  • Step 2: setting the databases
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  • Move single site to multisite in Drupal 7

Some multi-site considerations

Last updated on
14 November 2016

Drupal 7 will no longer be supported after January 5, 2025. Learn more and find resources for Drupal 7 sites

A good overview video on the benefits and drawbacks of various multi-site configurations is Talking Drupal #021 - Multisite.

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