presales question:integrate one component.

[jbomb]

I think this may be what we need, but I am just checking. We want to use one file manager system and organize and control the files in one master joomla install, but let the 4 other branded sites pull from that info. Is this the component that we would use to do this?

thinking of using docman or dropfiles.

[Admin]

Yes, exactly, MightySites allows to run multiple Joomla websites from single installation of Joomla on master site.

Slave sites are created as parked domains in hosting panel - so they use same files.
But each site can use own database tables and hence have own contents.

[jbomb]

ok so the slave sites can be a fully functional existing Joomla install, and we can use mightysites to share the download manager from a master site. So we don't have to worry about changing the existing site's setup or anything.

[Admin]

Download manager should use native Joomla database layer.

Please advice more details about existing sites, are they already using same server folder?

[jbomb]

same server all on the same directory level, different databases. we are using a special authentication since we are being pushed users via csv files. But I don't believe that will play into the use of the download manager.

[Admin]

OK, so it should work, please choose preferred case study first:
http://alterbrains.com/joomla-extension ... se-studies