I am currently running two sites from one EE installation the old dirty way, but I a just curious what the benefit is of using the multisite manager vs just doing it the old way (index.php in subdomain, httaccess redirect, etc..)?
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May 27, 2009 7:01pm
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I am currently running two sites from one EE installation the old dirty way, but I a just curious what the benefit is of using the multisite manager vs just doing it the old way (index.php in subdomain, httaccess redirect, etc..)?
#2 / May 27, 2009 7:06pm
There are plenty of advantages, including the ability to set permissions per member group, per site. You also can control the look and feel of the user message template, system offline template, and email templates separately.
Of course, the primary benefit is the absolutely clean separation in the control panel, giving you distinct areas to manage the different areas of your site.
And of course, we can’t forget, the MSM is supported (ie: technical support) while the classic method is not. =)