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joachim-n/automultisites
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Provides helper code for running Drupal with automatic multisites based on folder structure.

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Automultisites
==============

[](#automultisites)

This is a collection of helpers for quickly creating new subsites in a local Drupal project. It can often be useful to create a new site using a project's codebase, either to debug or prototype on a fresh install, or to quickly switch between different copies of the database.

The subsites use subfolders, so there is no need for creating new virtual hosts.

A symlink in the Drupal root back to itself allows Drupal to function as if it were in a subfolder, which allows the multisite system to consider it a different site.

Compatibility
-------------

[](#compatibility)

- The Drush command requires Drush ^10.5.
- This is not entirely compatible with the joachim-n/drupal-core-development-project Composer project template.

Terminology
-----------

[](#terminology)

Each subsite has a *site directory*, which is its subdirectory in `sites/`. These have a common prefix, which defaults to `local-`. The part after the prefix is referred to as the *site key*, so for example with this directory listing:

- default
- local-alpha
- local-beta

the site keys are 'alpha' and 'beta'.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install with Composer: `composer require joachim-n/automultisites`.

Drush command
-------------

[](#drush-command)

To create a new subsite with Drush, do:

```
$ drush multisite:new SITE-KEY

```

Manual instructions
-------------------

[](#manual-instructions)

Without Drush, do the following:

1. Copy sites/example.sites.php to sites/sites.php if it does not already exist
2. In sites.php, add the following code:

```
$sites = []; // Necessary workaround for Drush.
\Automultisites\Sites::addLocalSites($sites, $app_root);

```

3. Create a symlink of the Drupal root back to itself:

```
$ cd web
$ ln -s . local-alpha

```

4. Create a new site folder:

```
$ cd web/sites
$ mkdir local-alpha

```

5. Copy settings.php to it:

```
$ cp web/sites/default/default.settings.php web/sites/local-alpha/settings.php

```

6. In the new settings.php file, add the following code:

```
Automultisites\Settings::configureSiteSettings(
  $app_root,
  $site_path,
  $databases,
  $settings,
  $config
);

```

7. To create a Drush site alias, create a file drush/sites/local.site.yml and add the following to it:

```
alpha:
  root: /path/to/project/web
  uri: localhost.local-alpha

```

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 54% of packages

Maintenance38

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity6

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~342 days

Total

4

Last Release

559d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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