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merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Apr 2008, 06:58
by noworyz
I have 8 existing forums on one of my sites and members are asking if it is possible to somehow create one user account that works on all forums instead of having to register on each one. I know it is possible to do this before sites are created but all these forums already exist.
Each forum uses a separate database currently. Is there a way to merge all the users into one of the databases and have each forum look to that particular database for the user data?
Thanks in advance for any help
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 02 Jun 2008, 01:38
by harmlessgoat22
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 12:40
by Saffleur
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 12:43
by igorw
Moved from phpBB discussion as it's olympus-specific.
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 17:38
by noworyz
that seems more to have multiple accounts on one forum, not multiple forums? Am I correct?
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 17:39
by igorw
Nope, it's multiple forums sharing the same users table.
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 17:41
by noworyz
ok, and this can be done with existing forums that already have their own user tables? Sorry for all the questions but need to make sure?
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 17:43
by Obsidian
You *might* need to find a way to merge the tables to start, I think...
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 03 Jun 2008, 17:46
by igorw
Nah, that'd lead to problems. You'd need some kind of script to truly merge them. I've seen something for phpBB2 once, but it's pretty bugged. This is one of the few things that are very very challenging to make (for phpBB3).
Re: merge 8 user tables from existing forums
Posted: 07 Jun 2008, 11:03
by Prince of phpBB
I love challenges
Lets see what I can do