[Ozmodiar]

Is it possible to have two separate message boards on the same database? I have a MySQL database called "talk.chrislow.org" which currently serves my general phpBB forums, but I need to set up an entirely separate board and was wondering if I need to set up another database or if they can both run off "talk"?

Thanks for your help.

[m a d r a]

you can run as many as you want off the same database. you just need to make sure that none of the table names are the same. [and of course there'll be a bit of a performance hit running two forums from one DB, but how much of one will depend on how busy your sites are].

[Ozmodiar]

Thanks for the reply. By making sure none of the table names are the same, is that something I have to consciously do or will the comp-oo-tors do it for me?

Thanks again,
Chris

[philzilla]

from what i can remember from phpBB setup, you're asked what prefix you want the tables to have. by default, it's "phpbb_" yeah? so, just make your second board have a totally different prefix.

for clarification, let's say you're hosting a God board, and a Satan board. the easy thing to do would be to prefix them as such:
"god_" & "satan_"

there's not much chance of confusing them that way. as madra said though, server load will come into play too.

[Ozmodiar]

Ah, I see now. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks for the help guys!

[skalie]

Originally posted by philzilla:
as madra said though, server load will come into play too.

Would the server load be any less if the 2 PHPBB boards were on seperate databases on the same server? (as opposed to using more tables in a single database)