[drupal-support] Installation on a database used by PHPNuke

[Chris Johnson]

David Tannenbaum wrote:
> Is it possible to install drupal using an existing MySQL database that
> is currently utilized by PHPNuke? (This database actually houses two
> PHPNuke sites, each of which creates its own tables.) Or, do we need
> an entirely separate database?
> Thanks,
> David


Yes, it is possible to install Drupal in an existing MySQL database that is 
shared with just about any other application, including PHPNuke.  You will 
want to use the database table prefix capability to give all of the Drupal 
database tables unique names by prefixing them with some unique string.

You'll want to set $db_prefix in the settings.php file.  There is some 
information about using it in that file, but you might also want to read the 
information at the links below.

http://drupal.org/node/2622
http://drupal.org/node/9466


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Chris Johnson