[documentation] multi site docs

[Anisa]

On 10/6/06, Boris Mann <boris at bryght.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/5/06, Anisa <mystavash at animecards.org> wrote:
>
> > With so many ways of doing a symlink, I agree htaccess is hardly ideal,
> but
> > when I asked my host about it, (before I asked about the symlink),
> that's
> > what they came back with.  Bad people?  :)
>
> They may have some funky control panel that doesn't provide a lot of
> flexibility. Not necessarily evil, just misguided :P


 ;)  You get what you get, I suppose.

> No other ways than these 4?
>
> Within the scope of reason, I don't think so.


OK, we'll stick with those four, then.

> > > Also, there is also the case of completely different servers?
> > >
> > > I think there is still confusion about multi-site. Multi-site, in
> > > Drupal world, means specifically running multiple sites from the same
> > > codebase. It does NOT mean anything about sharing content or
> > > users...that is, well, a whole other section entitled "Sharing content
> > > and users between sites using database prefixing".
> > >
> > > So, um, no...this doesn't work if Drupal is on different servers.
> >
> > But in the case of #1, why not?  If you're just pointing around.
> >
> > Not entirely sure I follow your argument.  It seems to me that if it
> were
> > about sharing, then it would have to be on the same server, since it's
> not
> > about sharing, why can't it be on different servers?
>
> Err...well, each server actually has to have the Drupal codebase
> installed on it. They are two physical, mentally, and electronically
> different sites. I install Drupal on serverA and I install Drupal on
> serverB. Both have different IP addresses, and DNS can only point to
> one or the other.
>
> Multi site == multiple Drupal sites (shared database or not, that's a
> step 2, and you can still have shared content WITHOUT sharing the
> codebase) running off the same Drupal codebase. And yes, the word
> codebase is not ideal.


I like main site and baby (fine, sub ;) site, but...  Completely open to
suggestions.  :)

I think the DNS/CNAME page will have to have some concrete examples and
definitions.

I'm going to reorganize the pages a little more so they are easier to read,
will post again when done.

Anisa.


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