Changing The Name Of The Forum & Skin Tables

Hey guys,

I have not been getting any help with this on the other forums I frequent so I figured I would post the problem here since I guess you guys work with IPB modding it more than most.

What I would like is to rename the tables for the forums and skin set to something like ipb_forums2 and ipb_skin_set2. When I used phpbb it was fairly easy once I found the correct file to edit, and this allowed me to set up default forum list and skins at different URL's but with the same content. This way I can make different sites essentially all with the same content, making it so users have their pick of which site to use exactly. I do make some specific forums to each so I need a backup forums table, and I also need a different skin set.

So if anyone here knows what I could do, or could at least point me to the right files which I have to edit I would appreciate it. I am having a hard time following the way IPB is set-up since it is new to me, and I am not much of a programmer.

I appreciate any help that can be given.

hi there,
I am quite confused on what you are trying to aim, could you clarify this?

Because I may recommend a better way than having to edit a few files with SQL.

Here is the goal... I want to have essentially two sites which use the exact same database, except for two tables... the forums and skin set tables. This way my secondary site will have all of the same content that I want, but I can add more specific forums to the secondary forum list, or take some out that don't apply.

Any ideas?

That is just not simple change of database names.
and what more you will have duplicate content meaning that search engines will penalise your pages.

Why not have ip.converge enabled so that you share the same members?

The thing is that this too complicated to do and may require sometime to look through all the files on ipb to tell you which one to edit.

Sorry I cannot help you any further, it is just asking too much to work this one out

I understand, when I was using phpbb it was fairly simple once you narrowed down the files and it worked like a charm. I just am not familiar with IPB so did not know it was a lot more complicated.

IP converge would do me very little good, as I want the basically the same content but with two different skins. Is there any way to have a different default skin when someone enters from another URL? Or maybe some sort of wrapper or frame to go around the content from a different url?

Also if I were to post this somewhere as a paying modification, how serious of a mod would it be? How much would it cost me?

I appreciate all the help.

In ipb 2.3.x there is an option to change skin per url.

BUT you can have it so that when it reads a certain URL like domain1.com it shows skinA and when your url is domain2.com is shows skinB

I will post on how to do this when i get back home.

I am on 2.3.1 so that would be perfect actually... I appreciate the help. I am actually leaving for 10 days, so I won't be back on here for a little while. So thanks in advance!

Hey I just got back from my trip and I was wondering if you could let me know how to do the different default skin for different URLs. Or if you don't know exactly how to, if you know where I could look to find it.

thanks!

sorry for the late reply I haven't had the chance to write up anything on how to do it.
I will try write a new skinning guide once im done with mseo 0.0.4