I wanted to install phpBB-3.1.0-a3 without (MySQL) table prefix but it didn't allow me to. Is this a bug?
If not, why is a table prefix required?
Don't require table prefix
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nickvergessen
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Re: Don't require table prefix
No, we use table names like "log" which are key words, when they are not prefixed
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Re: Don't require table prefix
Don't table names get quoted?
Re: Don't require table prefix
No, as not all DBMS phpBB supports support that. It is also a bad idea to use reserved words, even with a hack like backticks.XTF wrote:Don't table names get quoted?
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DavidIQ
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Re: Don't require table prefix
Plus there is more possibility to conflict with another table for some other product like Joomla or WordPress if the prefixes are not present. Users table comes to mind.
Re: Don't require table prefix
True, but I'm not requesting the prefix to be empty by default.