You don’t really need a second database. By default, WordPress appends a “wp_” prefix to all its tables, so as to keep them separated from any other tables in the database. You should be able to install WP onto the same MySQL db the chamber is already using (just verify all the table names first to make sure there aren’t any naming conflicts).
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bnther
(@bnther)
Thanks for the response.
Is there a recommended plugin for calling this up or should I just add the php code straight to the body?
I’m not sure what you’re asking. If all you want to do is install WordPress on the chamber db, then all you need to do is put the details for that db into the wp-config.php file during the installation process.
However, if you are trying to pull data out of the chamber db and display it using WordPress, that is much more complicated. You would need a programmer for that.
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bnther
(@bnther)
Thanks for the response.
That was pretty much what I was looking for. I’m guessing that I’ll have to build a ‘static page’ with my own code to display the membership. It’s just with all of the plug-ins that WordPress has, I wasn’t sure if there wasn’t something already built for this or not.
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bnther
(@bnther)
Thanks for that. That looked like what I was after : )
And I’ll thank you for that link as well. Looks like something I could use in a project I have coming up next month.
@bnther,
One last suggestion: if you decide to go the route of building a separate page with your own code, this plugin will be of interest. It lets you redirect a WP page to any other page, making it easier to integrate it into WP’s menus and sidebars.
http://ww.wp.xz.cn/extend/plugins/page-links-to/
