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Hi there, got a question regarding multi-db. When i configure the move-blogs.php, what do i put to $newdb_prefix, this: $newdb_prefix = 'wm001'; or this $newdb_prefix = 'wm001_';
if i have 16 dbs, like wm001_0, wm001_1, wm001_2 etc. Should i put "_" after the dbprefix or not?

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also, if i have vip blog 1, does this need to be mentioned somewhere in move-blogs script?
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ok solved the above problems but now get 404 error when going to
http://domain.com/wp-content/scripts/move_blogs.php?table=copy
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ok solved :)
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now the problem is that VIP1 table is empty and the main blog has got no new posts
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On question #1 you do need the '_' in the prefix.
The vip blogs are not handled in the move blog script.
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solved )
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can anyone tell me pls whats the difference between HyperDB and MultiDB though?
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after moving to 16 dbs, the following line in plugins doesnt work
global $current_blog,$wpdb;
$post = get_the_ID();
$tableName = $wpdb->base_prefix . "ExampleTable";
$count = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) from $tableName WHERE blog_id = ".$current_blog->blog_id." AND post_id = $post");
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all issues resolved :)
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