[wp-hackers] multiple databases vs different database prefixes

Mike Schinkel mikeschinkel at newclarity.net
Sun Aug 15 23:26:17 UTC 2010


On Aug 15, 2010, at 7:24 PM, scribu wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 2:11 AM, Mike Schinkel <mikeschinkel at newclarity.net>wrote:
>> The fact is the multisite creates multiple databases with different table
>> prefixes for each site.  And with the addition of HyperDB[1] you should be
>> able to use multiple databases if and when you need to all with one
>> WordPress multisite installation that will make managing all the sites much
>> easier.
> 
> To be exact, by default, MS creates tables with different prefixes in a
> single database.

Yes, typo on my part, thanks for correcting.

-Mike



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