Database Question

[klewless]

Hi all,
I am about to try to install CM. The documentation is not clear about this point so I hope I can just get a quick answer here.

Do I need to create a NEW MySql database, for CM? if I already have one for a blog which utilizes php. I had to create a database for it.

If I don't "have to" is there any advantage to creating a new database that I may want to consider?

I am going to have this blog, CM and later, a bulletin board on my site. I guess I dont know much about how MySql works, if someone would be kind enough to point me to some info. (I do have the MySql website bookmarked).  I think you can set up different tables on the database (or the installer does that for you). Are there limits to how much data can be stored the db, for example?


Appreciate any help.

klewless

[klewless]

Hi all,
I found this, which is part of the answer to my question:

<<Question: I changed the permissions. What's next?
Answer: You need to create a MySQL database. Using your website Control Panel or a tool like phpMyAdmin, create a MySQL database. Write down the database name, the username and password – you'll need it to successfully install Coppermine. If you already have a database you're using for a BBS or something else, that'll work just as well. You can use that database for Coppermine, too. If you have a BBS and plan to connect it to Coppermine install, you'll need to share the database anyway.>>

Okay.... I have been told by someone who has been through this, with different software, that a problem arises with passwords for the photo albums and the bulletin board if you do this.

Any comments appreciated.

Klew

[Nibbler]

There is no problem having Coppermine share a db with another application. Just make sure you choose a different prefix when you install.

[klewless]

Thanks, N.!
klew