RE: Integrating phpBB with an existing MySQL database

2004-05-03 Thread Dave G
Jigal, > I know that phpBB has a few converter scripts I think the converter scripts are for a different issue. I don't have a previous BBS system that I want to convert from. All I have is user profile information stored in a simple MySQL database that I built myself. The users are subscribed to

Re: Integrating phpBB with an existing MySQL database

2004-05-03 Thread Joe S
Phpbb uses an md5 hash to store the passwords. You can use the mysql md5 function or php's to encrypt them. To verify md5 the supplied password and match against the table. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[E

Re: Integrating phpBB with an existing MySQL database

2004-05-03 Thread Jigal van Hemert
Hi Dave, > I thought one thing I could do is try and find the table that > stores phpBB's usernames and passwords, and extend those to include the > user data that I have already. But I know enough to know that it is > unlikely to be as simple as that. For example, I thought I read > somewhere tha