HOW TO: Configure multiple module directories without overwriting default

[opacons]

Most of the themes I've installed come with their own customised modules (and often more) directories. In each case, the installation instructions require the customised modules to be copied into the default modules directory. Correct me if I'm wrong but this would make it impossible to switch between themes properly.

What I want is to have multiple directory structures that will allow the directories of all installed themes to coexist and function properly without any overwriting. How can this be achieved? Would modifying /config/defines.inc.php do the trick? Any other ideas?

TIA

[rocky]

It depends whether the themes modify the default PrestaShop module PHP files. If they modify the TPL files only, then they can be moved into the theme's directory, allowing you to leave the default PrestaShop module TPLs in the modules directory. For example, put the modified modules/blockuserinfo/blockuserinfo.tpl into themes/themename/modules/blockuserinfo/blockuserinfo.tpl. If the theme contains new modules, they can be copied into the modules directory since they won't affect any other themes unless they also use the same module. For modules with modified PHP code in multiple themes, you can rename one of the modules so you don't have to overwrite modules.

[opacons]

I was hoping there'd be another way that didn't involve manually renaming files.

What about just changing /config/defines.inc.php to point to a different directory tree. Do you think that would do the trick?

[rocky]

I suppose you could have one modules and one modules2 directory that contain different modules and change line 23 from:

define('_MODULE_DIR_',        __PS_BASE_URI__.'modules/');

to:

define('_MODULE_DIR_',        __PS_BASE_URI__.'modules2/');

This feels find of hacky though. It would be better to follow the advice in my previous post instead.

[opacons]

Thanks for that.