mysql query help

[Rickie3]

i'm trying to execute a query for a hack,query as follows

alter table user add timespent int not null;

when i run the query this is the error i get

Error

SQL-query:

ALTER TABLE user ADD timespent int NOT NULL

MySQL said: Documentation
#1146 - Table 'satsfge_.user' doesn't exist

in the instructions for the hack it says
Run the following queries. You can do it via phpmyadmin, or at the
"Execute SQL Query" section at the Admin Control Panel
Remember to prefix the table if you need to.
any help appreciated

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You seem to be using a table prefix, add that in front of 'user'.

Edit i only beat ZT because i gave the short answer.

[Zero Tolerance]

Change "user" to "{PREFIX}user", your table prefix is defined in includes/config.php

So if your prefix was 'vb3_', it would be:
[sql]ALTER TABLE vb3_user ADD timespent int NOT NULL[/sql]

Edit: Marco beat me too it >.<

- Zero Tolerance

[Colin F]

or, if you included global.php somewhere, use

[sql]$DB_site->query("ALTER TABLE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user ADD timespent int NOT NULL");[/sql]

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Originally Posted by Colin F

or, if you included global.php somewhere, use

[sql]$DB_site->query("ALTER TABLE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "user ADD timespent int NOT NULL");[/sql]

I don't think this is in a script Colin. It is just installation instructions for a hack.

[Colin F]

Originally Posted by MarcoH64

I don't think this is in a script Colin. It is just installation instructions for a hack.

Oh ok... disregard what I said

[Rickie3]

thankyou so much guys for your support,it worked a treat,and the best part is ive learned in the process,thankyou.