My webhost allows me to have unlimited tables and fields in my MySQL databse, but I only get one actual database. Can this database be shared between db-driven-website-stuff and vB, or does vB need its own individual databse? Sorry I couldn't phrase my question any better....
I have a guestbook, a poll script and private news section and something special for the back-end of the forum, all in the same database where vB is in too. I am unfortn. and only have access to one mysql database myself too.
Same here (not everything you mentioned though), and vBulletin doesn't seem to care. If you're installing somebody else's software, read the code first to make sure no table names conflict with vBulletin's or anything else in the db.
AS long as the other table names don't conflict with vBulletin you can have as many tables as you want in the database.
I think the table names in vB3 will be changed to make the chances of conflict lower but am not certain on that point at this time.
Are you implying a possible prefix? Or do you mean this otherwise?
On-topic..
I have a guestbook, a poll script and private news section and something special for the back-end of the forum, all in the same database where vB is in too. I am unfortn. and only have access to one mysql database myself too.
I made sure, prior to installation, that those scripts we installed (and made ourself) were not conflicting with any table used by vBulletin (which gets priority over everything ofcourse).
Some scripts had prefix option guestbook_table1, guestbook_table2, etc. and some did not, but they did not use the same table names, the news & special thingy we wrote, we gave our own prefix.
It is always handy to open the install.php file and any other possible files used for config/setup (and even sometimes file.sql) to see which tables are created (and make sure you do not overlook!)
And ofcourse, ALWAYS backup!!
So yes, you can have use the database for other stuff too, as long as the other stuff does not use the tables that are meant for vBulletin.
I think the table names in vB3 will be changed to make the chances of conflict lower but am not certain on that point at this time.
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