Comments on: Use one DB connection on your custom wordpress install http://pureform.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/use-one-db-connection-on-your-custom-wordpress-install/ Adventures in PHP / DHTML / CSS and MySQL Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pureform http://pureform.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/use-one-db-connection-on-your-custom-wordpress-install/#comment-29 pureform Mon, 12 May 2008 19:20:37 +0000 http://pureform.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-29 Hmmm ... I had no idea :-) ... makes a lot more sense for update purposes. My whole experience has been, "here's WordPress, make it work in two days", and I don't know much about it's internal workings. I've had the 20 lbs. sledge approach where I search for functions and rewrite them to suit my needs instead of working <em>with</em> the code. Thanks for the tip :-) Hmmm … I had no idea :-) … makes a lot more sense for update purposes. My whole experience has been, “here’s WordPress, make it work in two days”, and I don’t know much about it’s internal workings.

I’ve had the 20 lbs. sledge approach where I search for functions and rewrite them to suit my needs instead of working with the code.

Thanks for the tip :-)

]]> By: Ozh http://pureform.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/use-one-db-connection-on-your-custom-wordpress-install/#comment-28 Ozh Mon, 12 May 2008 19:15:10 +0000 http://pureform.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-28 That's a cool hack indeed, but it gets overwritten each time you upgrade WP. I think a better solution might be possible. wp-includes/wp-db.php is included by function require_wp_db() in wp-includes/functions.php, which first checks if wp-content/db.php exists, and if not, includes wp-db.php So, basically, I think you could simply replicate most of wp-db.php in your own wp-content/db.php (which would not get overwritten) and always be able to upgrade WP without minding about having to hack core files. That’s a cool hack indeed, but it gets overwritten each time you upgrade WP.
I think a better solution might be possible.

wp-includes/wp-db.php is included by function require_wp_db() in wp-includes/functions.php, which first checks if wp-content/db.php exists, and if not, includes wp-db.php

So, basically, I think you could simply replicate most of wp-db.php in your own wp-content/db.php (which would not get overwritten) and always be able to upgrade WP without minding about having to hack core files.

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