Can local WordPress installs share /wp-content/ folder and database?

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On my local machine, I have multiple wordpress versions installed so I can test the themes and plugins I develop.

I was wondering if I could somehow create a central wp-content folder and database, which are linked to each version of wordpress, so I don’t have to continually copy my projects between the them?

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  1. For wp-content folder you need to add WP_CONTENT_DIR with path to this folder to each wp-config.php file of each your sites. All of these WP_CONTENT_DIR constants should have the same path to one folder. Read more about it here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Moving_wp-content

    To share the same database, you just need to setup the same database settings in each wp-config.php files. Read about it here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Set_Database_Name

    UPDATE: To make your urls work correctly define WP_SITEURL and WP_HOME constants which will override options settings. Read about it here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#WordPress_address_.28URL.29

  2. Have you considered a WordPress Multisite Network setup? Have you considered WordPress (Multisite) Network setup? Take a look at this: http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

    A multisite network is a collection of sites that all share the same
    WordPress installation. They can also share plugins and themes.

    The individual sites in the network are virtual sites in the sense that
    they do not have their own directories on your server, although they
    do have separate directories for media uploads within the shared
    installation, and they do have separate tables in the database.