Wordpress experts - use another DB for members?

[fusionx]

Does anyone have any info on using a membership table from another DB for WordPress?

I have a links directory with a blog, and I want them to share a DB for members, eg, you log into one you log into both..

Not sure how possible this is..

[GigoloShawn]

It's pretty easy.

define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', 'wp2_users');
define('CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE', 'wp2_usermeta');

[woj]

It's pretty easy.

define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', 'wp2_users');
define('CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE', 'wp2_usermeta');

probably will need a bit more to make it work with a different script...

[FlexxAeon]

yeah u gotta make sure the user tables line up, that the headers don't conflict, etc

search support forums on wordpress site - it's been done many times over but quite a few factors are involved

[fusionx]

there's also routines needed to handle cookie creation, etc.. I'd imagine..

[GrouchyAdmin]

It's pretty easy.

define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', 'wp2_users');
define('CUSTOM_USER_META_TABLE', 'wp2_usermeta');

That's all you need for using a different table on the same SQL server between WordPress installs these days.

If you're sharing with a different script, obviously you'll have to have someone roll it for you.

[cryptie]

you cannot share cookies cross-domain without some serious hacking :p

however, you can easily have them login twice in both sites.

note in shawns example, you must be using the same database,