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I currently run wwwThreads - but now I see they are no longer supporting the Perl version (only PHP). I have also tried playing with GForm (and I like it!).

Now ... to my question ...

With the imminent arrival of Gossamer Community and the integration of different GT programs - should GForum be placed into its own database OR would there be some advantages in placing it into the LinksSQL database?

In the end ... does it matter ... will it help either way with integration?


Thanks,


Clint.
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Re: [Clint] Choice of Database In reply to
Hi,

If you are running mod_perl or some other persistant connection, it's better to have them in one database, as then you only need to keep one persistent connection per process (as each connection is tied to a database). This saves on memory and is nicer on the database.

Other then that, no it doesn't matter if they are in separate databases or not.

Cheers,

Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
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Re: [Alex] Choice of Database In reply to
Keep in mind that if you are using them in a seperate database, you should be sure you are using a prefix (gforum_ is the default for GForum, links_ for Links SQL, etc.) for each installation. If you have that (and there is a prefix by default) you will be fine.

Jason Rhinelander
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Re: [jagerman] Choice of Database In reply to
You mean in the same database. Wink Although you should always use a prefix, no matter what.

Cheers,

Alex
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