What this book covers

Chapter 1, Multi-site Drupal, introduces the broad concept of multi-site, discussing several ways that servers can be configured to run multiple sites. The first half of the chapter focuses on determining which sort of multi-site configuration is best for your needs. The second half focuses on setting up a server environment.

Chapter 2, Installing Drupal for Multi-site, covers the process of installing Drupal once, and then configuring several sites to all run on this one Drupal instance. Multi-site configuration can be tricky, but we will methodically walk through the process.

Chapter 3, Settings, Modules, and Themes, focuses on adding features to multi-sites. Sometimes features (provided by Drupal modules) are shared across sites, while other times only one of the sites will have a particular feature. We will discuss how this can be achieved. We also look at installing and configuring themes so that each site can have its own distinct look and feel.

Chapter 4, Updating Multi-site Drupal, focuses on maintenance tasks. When running multiple sites on a single installation, it can sometimes be tricky to run software updates. This chapter teaches you how to navigate the pitfalls of multi-site configurations in order to keep your site secure, safe, and stable.

Chapter 5, Advanced Multi-sites, covers several advanced topics. We will look at ways to enhance multi-site capabilities, and share limited data between sites. This survey of available add-on modules points multi-site managers to a trove of resources that can take your multi-site to the next level.