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List:       wikitech-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikitech-l] Central Auth
From:       Platonides <Platonides () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-02-12 23:19:00
Message-ID: hl4nl1$g7b$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Huib Laurens wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was trying to figure out how to work with Central Auth but the page
> on the wiki is kind of small and not clear.
> 
> I have four wiki's all running on the same server with mediawiki
> 1.16alpha and mysql
> 
> All four wiki's have a own database
> main
> intern
> llam
> kook
> 
> Is it needed for me to merge them all in one database?

No.
Although if you have a few users, is easier to have a shared users tale.
CentralAuth was designed for wikimedia, it may have problems outside.


> I also understand that I need to create a new database with the data
> for the Central Auth and run the sql on that database, or should I run
> that on all the databases?

The central auth table shall be common to all wikis. You don't create a
CentralAuth table per wiki, that would defeat its purpose.



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