gistfile1.txt

My normal setup... (many cake sites from one cake install)
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sudo apt-get install php5-dev mysql-server apache2|cherokee etc

cd /var/www
mkdir frameworks
cd frameworks
git clone git://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git cakephp/

# you could run different versions by cloaning things a few times

git clone git://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git cakephp1.2/
cd cakephp1.2
git checkout 1.2

git clone git://github.com/cakephp/cakephp.git cakephp1.3/
cd cakephp1.3
git checkout 1.3

etc

/var
	/www
		/frameworks
			/cakephp 									<- git repo
				/cake
				/plugins
				/vendors
		/sites
			/site1.com
				/public_html
					<files from cake app dir>
					/webroot							<- if you can, set this as webroot
						index.php
					app_controller.php etc
			/site2.com
				/public_html
					<files from cake app dir>
					/webroot							<- if you can, set this as webroot
						index.php
					app_controller.php etc



# add the following line to php.ini
# this will allow you to add cake sites without having to change anything in index.php
# normally you change CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH but not anymore, if you cant change this...

include_path = "/var/www/frameworks/cakephp/"

# then create a vhost that is something like the following (for apache)
# save this to /etc/apache/sites-available/site1.com

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerAdmin admin@site1.com
	ServerName site1.com
	DocumentRoot /var/www/sites/site1.com/public_html/webroot/

	<Directory /var/www/sites/site1.com/public_html/webroot/>
	    Order Deny,Allow
		Deny from all
		Allow from 127.0.0.0/255.0.0.0 ::1/128
	</Directory>
	ErrorLog /var/www/sites/site1.com/logs/error.log
</VirtualHost> 

# add it to enabled and then restart
sudo a2enmod site1.com
sudo serivce apache2 restart


# alternative setup might work if you cant change your webroot
# make sure you have follow symlinks, ive not tested, but should work.

/var
	/www											<- webroot that cant change
		/* symlinked files */    <-----------------------<----------------------<----------------------------<-------------------
	/frameworks															|
		/cakephp 									<- git repo				|
			/cake														|
			/plugins													|
			/vendors													^
	/sites																|
		/site1.com														|
			/public_html													|
				<files from cake app dir>										|
				/webroot	>---------------------->---------------------------->---------------------->-------------	
					index.php
				app_controller.php etc