hi all,
i installed Drupal for the 1st time yesterday. fwiw:
drupal v4.7b2 on OSX 10.4.3
php v5.1.1
pgsql v8.1.1
httpd v2.3.0-dev (worker mpm)
after a couple of 'blips', i'm up-n-running. yay.
my 'goal state' is:
multiple virtual hosts, each with own theme & content
single Drupal code base
shared auth database
drupal installed outside of default document root
/sites dir, with settings & site-specific src (html, php, etc) physically separated from drupal install
i've read-up, starting with:
"More than one Drupal site on one machine"
http://drupal.org/node/274
and continuing on through the forums/lists.
i've, of course, found the "many thousands" of threads exploring the subject of multisites, virtual hosting, and (sym)links.
but, i've yet to figure out what, if any, is the "recommended" procedure?
the organization/layout i'm thinking abt is pretty straightforward. e.g.
for my physical/actual layout, i'd like:
site-specific src/content in:
---- /websites/drupal_sites
-------- www.domain1.com/
------------ html/
------------ themes/custom_theme
------------ modules/custom_module
------------ ...
-------- www.domain2.com/
------------ html/
------------ themes/custom_theme
------------ modules/custom_module
------------ ...
-------- ...
drupal site-specific settings