multiple application folders with single system folder

[eluser]Energetic Pixels[/eluser]
Ok. I am currently developing 3 CI driven websites/applications. On the first 'dummy' site I developed, I took the hint that I see in various tutorials and pulled the application folder out of the system folder. I placed the application folder at the same 'level' as the system.

Can I have 3 application folders (one for each of the websites I am developing) and then only 1 system folder?? Or do I need to have a master folder for each of the sites that I devleop in the future that contains an application folder and system folder. The sites that I am developing have a high probability to be hosted on the same physical server somewhere.

Tony

[eluser]smilie[/eluser]
You can use 1 system folder and (unlimited) number of application folders.
Just remember to point each application (config) to the same system folder.
I have been using this for some time now and it works like a charm.

Also, another tip in this construction. In case you have libraries or helpers that will be used by more then 1 application - then put them in the system folder and not in each application. This way, you have to maintain only 1 library / helper for all your websites instead of one instance per application.

Cheers,
Smilie

[eluser]Energetic Pixels[/eluser]
Thank you for the quick reply. Sorry for my delay in getting back to ya. In my 'day job', I am a deployable person for my company. I almost never know where I am going until just before I get on the plane. And they never give me any notice.

I am glad to see that I can use multiple application folders with a single system folder. But I have a couple of questions:
1. is the folder name "application" significant?? Or can I change it to fit my specific application contained within??

2. Your second sentence is throwing me for a loop. When I institute the many app folders with one system, I need to pay particular attention to the $config['base_url']. Is that what your meaning by pointing each application to the same system folder?? And then I control each application through the routes.php page??


Tony

[eluser]Madmartigan1[/eluser]
Open up your application/index.php and have a look around, that should answer some of your questions.

All of the path constants are set there.

[eluser]Energetic Pixels[/eluser]
Madmartigan,

That helps a whole lot!! Thanks!! I followed the comment in the .php file to the Managing your Applications help file location. I understand about moving the application folder around and even the system. Big lightbulb!!! I even saw the note at the bottom about being able to rename the index.php to anything that I want.
Wahoo hoo.

tony

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
I have similar setup. One system folder and multiple application folders. Is it possible to access models and controllers from one application into another application?

[eluser]osci[/eluser]
Each application is isolated from the other applications

[eluser]fRkSsK[/eluser]
(edit) solved