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Drupal 7 Multi-Sites Configuration


Год: 2012
Автор: Matt Butcher
Издательство: PACKT Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-84951-800-0
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 100
Описание: In Detail
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.

Approach
Follow the creation of a multi-site instance with Drupal. The practical examples and accompanying screenshots will help you to get multiple Drupal sites set up in no time.

Who this book is for
This book is for Drupal site builders. It is assumed that readers are familiar with Drupal already, with a basic grasp of its concepts and components. System administration concepts, such as configuring Apache, MySQL, and Vagrant are covered but no previous knowledge of these tools is required.

Preface

Chapter 1: Multi-site Drupal
Drupal is a multi-site Content Management System
From one site to many
Why multi-site?
Running different software on the same site
Making the most of shared hosting
Easing server administration
Staging or testing before deploying to a live site
Sharing a single code base
Running secure and standard (unsecured) tools on the same server
Efficient development
Drupal and multi-site
A quick guide to choosing the right multi-site configuration
Setting up a server
Installing a Drupal Virtual Machine with Vagrant
Installing our tailored Vagrant project
Basic configuration for this book
Connecting to the new Virtual Machine
Configuring a server (without VirtualBox and Vagrant)
Domain names and IP addresses
Using a hosts file
Web servers
Apache
Configuring Apache for a Drupal Multi-site
A note on using virtual hosting for each domain
Configuring MySQL
Summary

Chapter 2: Installing Drupal for Multi-site
Manual setup
Downloading Drupal
Installing the first host
Telling Drupal about our sites
Creating a site folder
Domain name directories
Domains with subdirectories
The sites.php special configuration file
Settings
The files/ folder
The web installer
Creating the other sites
Getting installation help
Summary

Chapter 3: Settings, Modules, and Themes
Configuring sites
Creating a shared configuration file
A word of warning about sharing settings
Configuring modules
Sharing modules
Unshared modules
A note on using different versions of the same module
Modules and sharing (in summary)
Themes
Subthemes and sharing
Summary

Chapter 4: Updating Multi-site Drupal
Updating Drupal
Making backups
Filesystem backups
Database backups
Putting Drupal in maintenance mode
Downloading and installing Drupal
Fetching a new version
Overwriting the existing files
Checking the default.settings.php file
Running update.php
Taking the sites out of maintenance mode
Updating themes and modules
A minor complication
Summary

Chapter 5: Advanced Multi-sites
Favicons and robots
Shared authentication
OpenID and other authentication services
LDAP and Directory services
Using the Services module
Using Bakery for SSO
Sharing a user database
Shared content
Sharing content with Services and Deploy
Domain Access as a multi-site alternative
The Virtual Site module
Shared structure
Searching across sites
Summary

Index