multiple databases question

[c4smok]

I currently run vbulletin forums with other services linked in to the same database. But it has started to become really hard to manage.. around over 200+ tables..

I was wondering if there was a way I could put my services into another database and still use the plug-in system to have them linked into the forums for all the connections and vars. My current system I have one database with my services in tables of one database..

Thanks for reading, looking for a clean way to do this like a plugin on start or something.

Thank you for your time,
c4smok

[Dismounted]

As long as the MySQL user for vBulletin has access to the other database, you can use the standard MySQL "database.table" syntax.
[sql]SELECT *
FROM database1.tableA[/sql]

[c4smok]

I seem to be getting a database error for the forum system when I try to use that.


This is the current code I use to bring over vars from other tables in the same database.

$uservar = $vbulletin->db->query_first("
    SELECT *
    FROM `table_servusers`
    WHERE `username` = '" . $vbulletin->userinfo['username'] . "'
    LIMIT 1
");

This is the changes I made based on your advice which I may not be doing correctly. The user for both databases have the same access also.

$uservar = $vbulletin->db->query_first("
    SELECT *
    FROM `mysite_database2.table_servusers`
    WHERE `username` = '" . $vbulletin->userinfo['username'] . "'
    LIMIT 1
");

The Error msg

Invalid SQL:

    SELECT *
    FROM `mysite_database2.table_servusers`
    WHERE `username` = 'c4smok'
    LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error   : Incorrect table name 'mysite_database2.table_servusers
Error Number  : 1103

Thanks for your time again,
c4smok

[MoT3rror]

Try mysite_database2.table_servusers with the `.

[c4smok]

its working =)

your great

thanks,
c4