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table prefix instead of database - serakfalcon - 02-25-2014
Just a request, could it be possible to consider using table prefixes for new companies instead of requiring a new schema for each one (similarly for the initial set-up: database prefix actually appends the prefix to the database instead of the more useful and common prefix to table names)...
Most MySQL-heavy suites I know of make that an option. I am willing to contribute code towards it if necessary... what is the rationale behind having database prefixes instead of table prefixes anyways?
RE: table prefix instead of database - icedlava - 02-25-2014
Hi serakfalcon,
(02-25-2014, 11:25 AM)serakfalcon Wrote: what is the rationale behind having database prefixes instead of table prefixes anyways?
I wondered the same (see http://www.weberp.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=973).
My own thoughts as per that thread were that perhaps in some automated install process for a hosting company, pre-pending database with user name might be done. Although I can't picture an actual use case. One could just add the prefix in the database name in the installer. I'd be interested to hear of some use cases too.