How to setup a multi-site, multi-lingual, multi-user Drupal blog

Do some basic setup

• Setting the maintainance theme:
  • Edit settings.php and set maintenance_theme
  • Add a drupal/sites/default/theme/custom/YOURTHEME/maintenance-page.tpl.php

• Set site information Home » Administer » Site configuration » Site information
• Create a non-admin account for content submission, so you won't use the admin user when posting content from a non-safe place.

• Setup Home » Administer » User management » Permissions so that users can administer contents and menu also in maintenance mode:
  • enable administer site configuration under system module for authenticated users.

• Install and enable your preferred themes and modules

• Setup Cron

• Specify an email address to send update notifications to, check the Settings tab in

  Home » Administer » Reports » Available updates

Remember to set also permissions in menu and node modules, such as:

• administer menu
• create page content
• edit any page content
• upload files
• etc...

http://ao2.it/wiki/How_to_setup_a_multi-site,_multi-lingual,_multi-user_Drupal_blog