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-Running Multiple Applications
+Managing your Applications
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@@ -60,11 +60,32 @@ Running Multiple Applications <!-- START CONTENT -->
<div id="content">
-<h1>Running Multiple Applications with one Code Igniter Installation</h1>
+<h1>Managing your Applications</h1>
<p>By default it is assumed that you only intend to use Code Igniter to manage one application, which you will build in your
<dfn>system/application/</dfn> directory. It is possible, however, to have multiple sets of applications that share a single
-Code Igniter installation. To do this you will put all of the directories located inside your <kbd>application</kbd> folder into their
+Code Igniter installation, or even to rename or relocate your <dfn>application</dfn> folder.</p>
+
+<h2>Renaming the Application Folder</h2>
+
+<p>If you would like to rename your <dfn>applicaiton</dfn> folder you may do so as long as you open your main <kbd>index.php</kbd>
+file and set its name using the <samp>$application_folder</samp> variable:</p>
+
+<code>$application_folder = "application";</code>
+
+<h2>Relocating your Application Folder</h2>
+
+<p>It is possible to move your <dfn>application</dfn> folder to a different location on your server than your <kbd>system</kbd> folder.
+To do so open your main <kbd>index.php</kbd> and set a <em>full server path</em> in the <samp>$application_folder</samp> variable.</p>
+
+
+<code>$application_folder = "/Path/to/your/application";</code>
+
+
+<h2>Running Multiple Applications with one Code Igniter Installation</h2>
+
+<p>If you would like to share a common Code Igniter installation to manage several different applications simply
+put all of the directories located inside your <kbd>application</kbd> folder into their
own sub-folder.</p>
<p>For example, let's say you want to create two applications, "foo" and "bar". You will structure your
@@ -89,9 +110,11 @@ system/application/<samp>bar</samp>/views/</code> <p>To select a particular application for use requires that you open your main <kbd>index.php</kbd> file and set the <dfn>$application_folder</dfn>
variable. For example, to select the "foo" application for use you would do this:</p>
-<code>$application_folder = "foo";</code>
+<code>$application_folder = "application/foo";</code>
+
+<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> Each of your applications will need its own <dfn>index.php</dfn> file which
+calls the desired application. The index.php file can be named anything you want.</p>
-<p>Note: Each of your applications will need its own <dfn>index.php</dfn> file (the index.php file can be named anything you want).</p>
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