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    Default Need Help Installing Zen on shared MYSQL

    Hey Guys:
    I am doing a friend a favor and am building a stock photos site for his business as a photographer. He has an existing site for Jewelry and already has OS Commerce shopping cart installed for that site. My plan was to integrate Zencart into the new site on the same host and using the same MYSQL database. I got most of the site built but am very nervous about trying to load Zen Cart to the existing MYSQL database that already has OS Commerce running on it. His host says it IS possible but I don't have the expertise and am afraid to hose up his existing successful business site.

    I have only installed Zen Cart on my own site once and have very little experience doing this.

    If anyone has any advice or can help me with this....it will be greatly appreciated.

    Kuka from iKuka.com (Bangkok, Thailand)
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    Default Re: Need Help Installing Zen on shared MYSQL

    I would install ZC with its own database, but you can do what you are looking to do by making sure that the ZC tables have a unique prefix on the tables, which you can do during the install.
    Mike
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    Default Re: Need Help Installing Zen on shared MYSQL

    Thanks for your response. Could you give some more specific instructions on how to do this? I will have only one chance to get this right and I have NO idea how to add a unique prefix to the tables.

    Thanks in Advance.

    Kuka

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    Default Re: Need Help Installing Zen on shared MYSQL

    When you run the installer, give it all the same information to access the database as the OSC install, except give it a unique prefix for the tables. The installer will walk you through it.
    Mike
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