[Typo3] Multiple Installs / Valid Markup

[Geoff Deering]

> > * The Pros and Cons of setting up Typo3 so that there is just one
> install
> on
> > the server, but multiple instances for deploying content to different
> > domains.  I can't find out where to do this in the docs or in the admin
> > interface.  Does anyone have any pros and cons they can share?
> 
> I asked this question a month or two ago, but didn't get any hard answers.
> 
> As a result I tried both ways -- hosted several sites under one
> installation, and also individual installations.
> 
> The "one-installation" approach has the benefit that you only need to
> import
> and configure plugins once. The main drawback is that sync'ing sites
> between
> a development server and a production server is pretty-well impossible
> once
> the client starts changing and modifying their own site (if there's a way
> around this, please let me know!) The biggest benefit is that you can
> "whip
> up" a site in a few minutes. I have several sets of templates prepared,
> and
> I can sit down with a client and build the site in front of their eyes --
> makes it a little harder for them to say "no". ;-)
> 
> Individual sites require more involvement in setting things up, which can
> add several hours to the development process. I'll be getting around this
> by
> creating my own distribution ("Cthulhu3"), which I'll begin selling online
> as soon as I remove all of those pesky copyrights*. Our hosting provider
> provides a skeleton directory where we can pre-install any software. When
> we
> create an account, the CMS is ready and waiting (almost -- still need to
> create the DB). Almost all of the sites we do involve multiple languages,
> and a bunch of other features, so we'll be packaging everything together
> so
> we can start-off more quickly. I think this is the best trade-off.
> 
> I would be interested in hearing others' solutions to running multiple
> sites. We do around two sites a month, and are expecting a big increase in
> the near future.

Appreciate you sharing your experience.

Can you please tell me just where in the admin interface I set up the
various domains/accounts?  It might be stareing me in the face but I just
can't see it.


> > * Valid XHTML.  Are the templates fully abstracted from the CMS API so
> as
> to
> > be able to produce valid markup?
> 
> Our templates have an XHTML validation link at the bottom. Sometimes it
> passes, sometimes it doesn't -- depends what extensions are being used.
> 
> 
> *This is a joke. Chill.

I know there are many possible jokes here, but I missed the punch line.

Geoff