Title: [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Separate Database
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: WP-Table Reloaded] Separate Database

 *  Resolved [JimBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimburke/)
 * (@jimburke)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/)
 * Tobias,
 * I really like your plugin and would be happy to contribute if I can specify which
   database I want to use it with.
    My data sits alongside the WP database in a 
   separate database. This is the one I want to access, not the WP one. Is this 
   possible ?
 * Jim Burke
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-table-reloaded/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2429981)
 * Hi Jim,
 * thanks for your post.
 * Unfortunately, WP-Table Reloaded can not be used with other external database
   tables. It can only use tables that are stored in its custom format in the “wp_options”
   table of the WordPress database.
 * Now, if you already have your data in a separate database, it might actually 
   be easier to just use that manually, i.e. with a custom PHP/mySQL solution. While
   this will not give you the possibilities to edit the tables in the WordPress 
   Dashboard directly, you can still add the sorting/search/pagination features 
   to the table (if that’s what you want), by manually adding the DataTables JavaScript
   library (www.datatables.net).
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [JimBurke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jimburke/)
 * (@jimburke)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2429983)
 * Tobias,
 * Many thanks for your fast and informative response.
 * I’ll have a look at your suggestion.
 * Regards,
    Jim
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2429984)
 * Hi Jim
 * no problem, you are very welcome!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 *  [Colin McDermott](https://wordpress.org/support/users/woodsandhillsplc/)
 * (@woodsandhillsplc)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2430293)
 * ^Good guy Tobias, suggests the best solution even though it doesn’t use his plugin.
   🙂
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2430294)
 * Hi,
 * of course 🙂 WP-Table Reloaded is not (and can not be) the best solution for 
   everything related to tables, so if someone has a question/problem, where a different
   solution is possible, I’ll gladly share my knowledge 🙂
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 *  [redeyedmonster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/redeyedmonster/)
 * (@redeyedmonster)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2430322)
 * Hope you don’t mind me mentioning this here but I have created a dashboard plugin
   which allows the editing of tables in other mySQL databases [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edit-any-table/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/edit-any-table/)
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-table-reloaded-separate-database/#post-2430323)
 * Hi,
 * sure, no problem! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the plugin with us!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias

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