Drupal Multisite & Intra-Account 301 Redirects In Reseller Account

[Guest Jenny]

Hi. Would implementing a Drupal multisite installation and using 301 redirects for some domains both be feasible things to do in a TotalChoice reseller account? I'm thinking of getting such an account with the following ideas in mind:

 

1. Set up a Drupal multisite installation to run a number of sites with separate databases from one Drupal core. Based on my reading, I'm thinking this could be doable by installing Drupal above the root for the various sites (i.e. above the public_html folders) and using symlinks to link each site to the needed code. I believe I would also need to put index.php and cron.php files in the public_html folder for each domain which would say, for example:

 

<?php

chdir('/path/to/drupal/');

include('./index.php');

?>

 

Would this set-up be possible in a TotalChoice reseller account? Would there be any permissions problems? Is there a better way to get a Drupal multisite installation working at TotalChoice?

 

2. Use 301 redirects for some of my domains, redirecting to another domain hosted in the same reseller account. I'm supposing that this should be possible as each domain would have its own .htaccess file. Is there anything about the domains being in the same account that would mess this up? I am trying for good search engine optimization.

 

 

Have others hosted at TotalChoice succeeded in doing what I want to do? Is there anything specific I should know about how to do it? Would I need to ask for staff assistance with symlinks, for example?

 

Thank you for any insight regarding this slew of questions!

[TCH-Bruce]

Please open a ticket with the help desk to sales. I am sure they will answer these questions for you.