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| Project: | Multisite Manager |
| Version: | 5.x-0.9 |
| Component: | Documentation |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | schuyler1d |
| Status: | by design |
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I'm having some trouble understanding how this module really works. I tried to make a second site from the central site. I set the new site up after creating it with the module by accessing the site under the shortname. Then the site requires the normal setup with drupal.
Question 1: Are the accounts universal across the site?
I set up the second site in the same db with a different prefix. I then tried to blog in the new site. The post can be read at the second site, but not the central site.
Question 2: Does the central site read all the blog posts? What does the central site do except providing an entry on the initial creation of the new site. Basically I'm a little confused as to what this module really does to bring the sites together. I thought I read somewhere that all the posts from all the different sites are also seen at the central site. Could you point me to where there may be a little more detailed explanation of the module and what it does?
Thanks for your help.
Also on the last issue, I actually went inside the db and changed the length of the varchar to 512 from 255 to override the other problem cause I didn't look into that file you had. I thought I did, but I guess I didn't when I was searching for where that description was placed. But not I changed the description length. Thanks.
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Question 1: Are the accounts universal across the site?
Not by default. If you want to do this, take a look at the documentation inside settings.php. You'll be doing something like:
$db_prefix = array(
'default' => $my_site_base."_",
'users' => 'shared_'
}
Question 2: Does the central site read all the blog posts?
No, this module does not connect the main site from the sub-sites at all. I developed this module for this feature--so a group can have true sandboxes in terms of configuration, etc. We use it in our context for playing, prototyping, and staging before independent, unrelated sites go live. What you may be looking for is probably related to other OG sites work. Check out:
http://drupal.org/project/og
http://drupal.org/project/Modules/category/90
What does the central site do except providing an entry on the initial creation of the new site?
Right now, nothing. In the future, it might be a place-holder for deleting the site, or configuring it. Currently, it saves, e.g. the db/prefix so migrations of past sites' configurations can be remembered/selected.
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#3
Thanks. I'll take a look at the organic group one then. Let me know if you ever get more additions to this module.