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I have a specific need here. I need a way to be able to modify two different forums to use the same user database. Now, I am trying to decide between this and phpBB. in phpBB, i can movdify a couple lines and change a couple table names in mysql and the user database sharing will work. i read about this same mod in the forums here, with people saying it would be too hard and wouldnt work right. So now I am leaning towards phpBB. I figured I would get more people's opinions on this matter before I make my decision though.

btw, the user sharing is a MUST.

hmm, i don't believe it would be that simple in phpbb as, you have to change quite every line where the usertable is used..

so i think it's nearly equal regarding the difficult to add such a feature.

it is doable in vb, but not that easy (or i may just have overseen a very easy clue to do so..)

I've done it with vB3 with both vB's on the same database using the same user table.

It's a long process but it works, so far I haven't found any problems with it.

But if you're going to combine two vB's remember you need two licenses.

hmm, maybe there is an easier way in vb3 than in vb2 was.
if you have both forums on the same server and db, just different with their table_prefixes...

That's what I did, just edited every file to match the same table prefix as the other installation.

Everything that was related to users I changed to the first install prefix and left the rest of them alone.

I've got all of my users on my test board as I do my real board. :)

It's easy but it takes a long time, and requries a lot of caffeine. ^_^;

see in phpBB, it is as simple as opening one file in each forum and editing like 10 lines (at most) fairly simple. i thought maybe with vB it would be just as easy or maybe easier, but i guess not.

You also have to consider vbulletin's functions over phpbb of course ;)

not really. like i said, sharing of the user database and pms and such is a must.

Is their a particular reason WHY you want to share the user database and PMs?

vB was never designed to do this, so it is not included. Instead, you can use style sets and forums in a combination that makes it appear to be sharing data because it is the same data.