Multiple installations of YABBSE & Member list

[YABBROCKS]

Hi,

I wish someone can help me  

I have multiple installations of YABBSE on my site. I have about 10 boards ++ running on each installation.

My members have to log in multiple times to access the other forums.

Is there a way I can use only one member list that is stored in the SQL database?

In other words, I would like to be able to have different installations (since I have so many boards), but ONE main member database.

Please help if you know how to do this.

I love YABB! (trying to kiss buttt for help lol but I really do love YABB)

[mediman]

all the installations are on the same db but with different prefixes? have you a own server (dedicated server) or are you on a shared server!

medi

[YABBROCKS]

Basically, yes, the boards are under different prefixes.

What I would like to do is for Board X to refer back to the member list for prefix Y.

I am on my own server (not shared)

[Joseph Fung]

It's dead easy - I did it for Big P today in 5 minutes.

If they all use the same db_user and db_password, then what you need to do is pick one of the already existing members tables you want to use (let's say you chose yabbse_members)

Then, in all the sourcefiles for the bords using a different prefix, do a replace {$db_prefix}members with yabbse_members

THis is hardcoding the members table name into the other boards.  I suggest using a piece of software like editplus (Www.editplus.com I believe) which can do a replace in multilpe files at once.

[irbrian]

Perhaps I read that wrong -- are you suggesting changing ALL instances of {$db_prefix}? Because this would not only merge the members info, but in fact merge the two boards completely, forcing them to in fact use the same database.

This particular topic is one thing I've been trying to figure out for ages.

[Greg Robson]

No - your only looking for:

{$db_prefix}members

and replacing with

hardcoded_name_members

where hardcoded_name_members contains all the details of the users.

btw, would this be a good feature to add in the future for those with multiple installations? Would it be a unique feature?

[YABBROCKS]

Oh ok that makes sense.

Thank you very much! You rock!

[irbrian]

btw, would this be a good feature to add in the future for those with multiple installations? Would it be a unique feature?

WOULD IT EVER!! If you guys included that in a future release it would be the coolest thing anyone's ever put into a forum software package! And if someone could solve THIS problem as well, I'd be thrilled.