Obviously I am not Alex and this is a really simple answer to a very complex question.
One of the constraints GT faces in writing scripts is that a sizable portion of the customer base utilizes shared hosting accounts and not dedicated or virtual servers. Many hosting companies only allow one mySQL database per account in the format of yournamebd.
While the multiple databases you suggest have a variety of benefits, structuring GT scripts to require multiple databases would effectively exclude much of GT's existing customer base from using these scripts.
Thats probably the short answer as to why GT scripts are set up to use only one database. Addressing the issue of adding an option for the support for multiple databases to GT scripts, however, is well beyond my range of techical expertise.
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Rob
SW Montana's Online Community
Modular Model Railroading
One of the constraints GT faces in writing scripts is that a sizable portion of the customer base utilizes shared hosting accounts and not dedicated or virtual servers. Many hosting companies only allow one mySQL database per account in the format of yournamebd.
While the multiple databases you suggest have a variety of benefits, structuring GT scripts to require multiple databases would effectively exclude much of GT's existing customer base from using these scripts.
Thats probably the short answer as to why GT scripts are set up to use only one database. Addressing the issue of adding an option for the support for multiple databases to GT scripts, however, is well beyond my range of techical expertise.
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Rob
SW Montana's Online Community
Modular Model Railroading
