Re: [sidcam] Displaying data from multiple CMSB installs on one page
Hi Sid,
I can definitely see the advantage of pooling all this information into one place, however, it does present some significant technical challenges. For example, plugins like website membership and website favorites use the "num" field to to ensure uniqueness between records. Since "num" is just a auto-incremented field, you can't guarantee it to be unique across multiple databases (ie, installations).
Another issue is actually connecting to separate databases. This could be a problem if they are being hosted by different hosts or are on different servers.
One solution you may want to look into is creating scripts that pull in information from the other databases (perhaps through an XML file) and then importing that information in one database. That way you can attach extra information to these records like where the record originated.
This would definitely go beyond anything we could handle through support. A better option would be to send an email to
consulting@interactivetools.com and we could explore some options.
Hope this helps
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