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andrewjs18

2011-10-12, 08:30 PM
how do I change the database prefix after mybb is already installed?

the default is _mybb and I want to change that.

nadlerz

2011-10-12, 08:47 PM
The default is "mybb_"
NOT "_mybb"

andrewjs18

2011-10-12, 09:11 PM
(2011-10-12, 08:47 PM)nadlerz Wrote: [ -> ]The default is "mybb_"
NOT "_mybb"

good catch.

pavemen

2011-10-12, 09:26 PM
edit config.php and then go into phpmyadmin and rename each table. otherwise write a quick script to rename all the tables
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