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Hi

As an organisation we require a single CiviCRM install but would like to display member data on more than one website using Drupal 7's multisite setup. Administrators would only access Civi through the main parent site but on child sites there also will be profile searches and links to join. All members/membership types will be listed on the main parent site but membership types will have their own child website showing only members in that particular membership type, ie if I set up a membership type as 'professional members' I will create a professional members child site which will only list professional members. Example setup below;

www.parentsite.com - CiviCRM install , administrators manage members, All member types displayed in profile searches, online joining.
www.professionalmembers.com - child site with profile search and link to join for professional member type only
www.communitymembers.com - child site with profile search and link to join for community member type only
etc

Looking at the Drupal multisite setup (by adding parked domains in the 'sites' folder) it seems that modules are loaded on the parent site and shared throughout the child sites. This indicates that a standard install of Civi will meet my needs...I am, however, a little confused and looking for clarification;

Do I...

a) need to install Civi as a multisite installation?

b) install Civi as a standard installation and simply add the relevent profile links as menu items in each site?

Any advice/pointers would be most most welcome.

Regards

Robbie
YNWA