What if I add a field to ForumUser ???

[mistyPotato]

Does anyone know if any problem might arise simply by adding a new field to the FORUMUSER table?

I want to add a field for keeping a count of the number of visits (log ins) by members.

I just want that field to hold an incremental count of each time a member logs in.

I'm not so much worried about the coding as the effect of adding the field.

Thanks

[WhaLberg]

Ofcourse you may not face any errors if you add a field to a table as long as you add it right.

[mistyPotato]

Originally Posted by WhaLberg

Ofcourse you may not face any errors if you add a field to a table as long as you add it right.

My Intent was to open MySQL and add the field from MySQL...outside of vBulletin

[WhaLberg]

Feel free, there are several ways to add a field to a table.

[Kirk Y]

Add a prefix to prevent any possible conflicts with future versions.

[mistyPotato]

Ok.

Thanks! :up:

I guess my main concern was that the Maintenance routines might do a checksum or integrity check on the table and find a larger checksum value or too many fields etc etc.

Or

It might affect future updates.

Both your answers suggest it will not cause any problem (as long as I don't chose a field name that vBulletin later uses).