Is a local multisite installation equivalent to multiple VirtualHosts?

Simplifying the original question, so this answer is to my original, more specific question about Apache setup. Do Apache variable DOCUMENT_ROOT and PHP variable doc_root need to match exactly? In my local development setup under MAMP for Windows, in file httpd.conf I set DocumentRoot as DocumentRoot “C:/MAMP/htdocs” whereas in httpd-vhosts.conf I set DocumentRoot “C:/MAMP/htdocs/my-dev-install” This … Read more

Can I run multiple blogs from my local machine

To achieve this simply, make sure your WordPress version is 3.0+. It is always recommended that you have the latest. First you need to activate the network: http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network Note that, as you are using a local installation, you won’t have the choice to create your network in sub-directories as subdomains won’t work. By reading and … Read more