A Site in Terms of Bitrix Framework

Site is a set of the following:

Database account that is created in the administrative menu on the page Site list (Control Panel > Settings > System settings > Websites > Websites) and includes the following main parameters:
- Identifier – a set of symbols identifying the site;
- Domain name – one or more domain names of the site;
- Site Folder – a path to the catalogue where the public part of the site will be stored;
- Site language;
- Data format;
- Time format;
- URL - protocol and domain name by default (for example, http://www.site.com);
- DocumentRoot - this parameter shall be filled in if a multi-site system is used;
- Template connection conditions: each site may have one or more templates for displaying pages of the public part, and each such template may be connected, subject to a certain condition.
Public part – a set of scripts (pages) located in the site folder and belonging to this site.
Settings. Each module may have a number of settings connected with the site; e.g. such settings for the Information blocks module consist in binding an information block to a certain site, and for the Technical support module – in the binding of a status, category, etc. to a site.

There is the possibility to create and support an unlimited number of sites in Bitrix Framework based on a single product instance. The multi-site system has the following features:

Standard rights to managing site modules;
Standard set of users’ accounts for all sites;
Standard statistics system for all sites.

This function will be described in more detail in the chapter Multiple Sites

Structure

Site structure within Bitrix Framework:

Template determines the presentation of site to users. There are component templates and site templates.
Components set data retrieval.
Page is an element of site structure.

This chapter is dedicated to Page and Site template as elements of a structure. Components are covered in a separate chapter.