Hello and welcome.
I'm running several sites using Drupal's multisite feature, and noticed the absence of a group to discuss the various issues and how-tos related to doing this. If anyone has any questions about the basics, I can probably answer them. I'd also like to see some tutorials about more advanced stuff like sharing database tables.
Split Sessions?
Hi, all the guides I've read suggested that for sharing users you need to share the sessions table. But that means that when a user is logged in on one site, all other site tracks that user as logged in. To make the who's logged in block work, would it be wiser to split up the session tables?
Is there any reason why I shouldn't? Thanks.
Read moreShared hosting: Clean URLs not working for additional sites
Introduction
I just started my first multisite setup (on a shared hosting account).
sites/default→ example.com/drupalsites/foobar.example.com→ foobar.example.com
The problem
Clean URLs work great for example.com/drupal.
Read moreWebForm one form-meny sites
Is there any idea to do WebForm for MultiSite? I have such problem: I have meny sites and these sites needs mail form but sometimes I want to change fields in form. The webForm is ideal for this but I have problem with nodes. Becouse the webform needs to add itself to some node and then i may edit it. But other sites have its own {node}'s and don't "see" where is "main form".
Any idea?
Mayby is some solution to share only some node_types....but i think i is not possible (becouse of "nid")
User aliases and ssl logins
i thought i'd post this here because multisite installations are often concerned with security and serving lots of registered users.
1) does drupal offer a consistent way to allow users to specify and present aliases wherever published content and profiles are viewable on a drupal site? any modules or recipes for large user bases?
i can hack this in theming functions for a couple of users but it becomes extremely hard to maintain across a large user base that continually changes.
Read moremostly separate multisite content with some shared content
i've got a situation where i have one main site with multiple associated child sites.
for the most part, the child sites are essentially independent / self contained. as a result, it seems like multisite (which allows shared code base for easy drupal version upgrades and security updates) with separate dbs for the multisites (easier maintenance, backup and restore of dbs) seems like the way to go.
Read moreSplit or shared permissions
All the guides for user sharing says to share permission settings. But if your sites have different modules/content types, shared permissions don't work, and in which case the correct thing to do is to let each site handle its own permissions table. Right?
Read moreIs it possible to update modules in multi-site setup without having to go to update.php for each site?
We are using Drupal at a University and are using a multi-site setup. When it comes time to update modules, I'm guessing we would have to run update.php on each site of the multi-site install. Is it possible to update modules in multi-site setup without having to go to update.php for each site?
Read moreMultisite doesn't work on Hostmonster - Solved
Hi everyone,
I exactly followed intructions explained here: http://drupal.org/node/125539
Except, i used SSH symlink instead of multisite.php trick:
ln -s ./drupalsite ./subdomain1
This symlink only creates shortcuts for all files and folders of drupalsite(original drupal installation) in subdomain1(new multisite). When i navigate subdomain1 it takes me to drupalsite not to subdomain1's install page. If i navigate subdomain1/install.php, i get a 404 error. When i look at subdomain1 folder via FTP program i see the same files and folders as drupalsite folder.
Multisite great project
Hi all ;).
I´m just facing a big project that involves developing a lot of different domains based on a single drupal codebase. I have experience with some multisites configurations in the past, but not of this size (200-300 domains).
I´m looking for some help in the form of some recommendatios, like which modules could help me more (multisite manager, profile generator, etc...).
And for the deployment, I´m thinking about having several distributed servers... will this be possible with just one master codebase server?
Thanks in advance!!!
Read moreVideo about Multisite configuration
I hope members of this group might find this information valuable.
I've recently posted a video about using a multisite setup in Drupal. It doesn't get into every detail, but it does provide some useful information if you're running an Apache webserver.
I'd be interested to hear what members of this group might have to say about it.
Matt
Read moreSharing users, but not roles.
Hi, I have a multisite setup with shared users but no shared content. What I want to figure out now, is a way to share the users across sites, but have the user be of different roles depending on the site.
For example, the New York director would be admin at newyork.com, but not at chicago.com. What is the best way to do this? Thanks.
Read moreHow to actually CREATE multisite? (Yes, I know about structure).
For several days I've been desperately asking Google how to create multisite, the result is: all explanations tell I should create structure (sites/example1.com, sites/example2.com) and point domains to folders. But what is after creating structure? Maybe it's primitive and obvious for someone, but this step is really missing.
So, how to actually CREATE subsites (yes, again, I know about structure)?
Can you just give the steps: what should be done after creating structure (sites/example1.com, sites/example2.com)?
Read moreDrupal 6.x - Shared Database
I've already read the discussion about D5 Shared database but didn't find a resumed classification for D6
Knowing which tables to share can be hard to figure out, so I would like some help on this.
The scenario:
- Intranet services developed by different individual which shouldn't interfere each other (so each developer has one D6 sandbox for each service which shouldn't interfere with others)
- Global user/roles/permission settings
- Modules/Themes can (probably will) differ from service to service
I have a brand new 6.4 install with Domain access.....
i am getting this problem all the time...
"The source affiliate must be selected as a publishing option."
I am also getting this message:
"You have followed an incorrect link to this website. Please update your links and bookmarks to http://www.mydomain.name/?q=admin/settings/site-information.
I have a drup6.4.... brand new... no other modules running just DA
I have several subdomains set up... and I can get to them with the switcher or just typing in the url.
but I have some problems..
Read moreMultisite and 'Content Profile' module
I am developing a handful on drupal sites with shared users and shared profiles. The Profile module doesn't offer enough so I want to use the 'Content Profile' module but then the profiles are stored as nodes and therefore harder to share.
Read moreProblem accessing second site when not using www in URL
I have installed Drupal 6.4 into the root directory on my GoDaddy shared hosting account and everything works great with my initial site. I installed a second site and everything also works great with the exception of when the "www" is omitted when typing in the URL. If I type www.secondsite.com everything works correctly but if I type in secondsite.com it sends me to my first site.
Read moreProblems with staging server
I set up a staging server for a multi site and it seemed that is was working fine. I then install the blog module as use1. I had no problems. when I tried to give an authorize user access the select boxes looked good. after submitting the page I looked and the box we empty (not changed.)
Perms on the files and directories all seem right and match the production site.
checked node access and reentered the code, no difference.
on the staging site a new install was done the sites directory was copied from production.
Read moreInterested in a Multiple Drupal site Sprint: Drupal 7 Core improvements for running dozens to hundreds of Drupal sites
There's an increasing number of organizations which are standardizing dozens if not hundreds of websites on Drupal. There is a lot of great innovation going on inhouse, but we have not had a lot of get back into core. Should the next big Drupal sprint be a Multiple site sprint?
Are people willing to travel for 2-3 days to attend a sprint?
Are there organizations dedicating resources to multiple site management who are willing to sponsor getting more of this innovation into Drupal core?
Are organizations willing to provide a sprint location for 8 to 12 sprinters?
Multisite, single sign-on sans openID....any pointers?
I've got a client who is looking at having around 50 or so multisites, all different domains, but would like allow either a single sign on approach, i.e. signin once and automatically be authenticated across all the multisites, or have the same user/pwd but have to sign in, using that across sites, with shared profiles.
Any, semi secure way to do this without using OpenID?
I've taken a cursor look at this module, http://drupal.org/project/multisite_login, but we're on Drupal 6.
I've got the time/skillset to port it, but would prefer a proven solution over rolling my own.
thanks.
Read moreMultisite Avatars still not usable! Who's going to make the great push?
I'm going to bring the following issue under your attention
Read moreCurrently the directory where you can store userpictures is restricted to a map within the directory you've selected for your files
(user_picture_path must reside within file_directory_path)However, if you're working on a multisite, with a shared database and shared tables for the usernames, seperate settings for file_directory_temp and file_directory_path it is NOT POSSIBLE to have a common pictures directory, thus severely limiting multisite possibilities.
My request is to release the restriction for the user_picture_path, and make the variable in a similar way as done with the file_directory_path (sites/domain/files) and the file_directory_temp (sites/domain/tmp) variable so we can have for example sites/all/pictures (or something else) set for user_picture_path
(user_picture_path side-to-side with file_directory_path)








