[Opensim-users] Database name in MySQL

[Justin Clark-Casey]

On 26/10/10 16:28, John Hopkin wrote:
> Currently, I have several regions set up on OSGrid. I'd also like to
> try setting up a private grid, to see if it's better suited for some
> things.
>
> I'll use a separate install of OpenSim, of course, but when it comes
> to MySQL, should I set up a separate database? So far I've been using
> a database called "opensim", as per the various instructions I've
> seen; should I start an entirely new one ("privategrid" or something)
> for the new grid, or just lump it all together?

In principle, I believe you could put everything in a single set of tables, though that possibility is relatively 
unexplored publicly.

If I were you I would go for the more well-trodden route and use separate databases :)

>
> Any other suggestions/considerations anyone could think of would be
> gratefully received too. I'm hoping that the private grid would
> support two users, one of them (my partner) in the USA (I'm in the
> UK), and this is partly a performance test of that setup. I'm hosting
> both the OSGrid regions and the new private grid on my PC here at
> home, although not at the same time, obviously. My internet speed is
> 6-10M/0.4-1.0Mbps depending on contention.

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