Comments on: First (and prolly only) version of external db authentication plugin for WP http://www.ploofle.com/2007/04/29/first-and-prolly-only-version-of-external-db-authentication-plugin-for-wp/ Geekery, Life, Travel, Bits, and Mini-Didactics Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:31:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: owner supremo http://www.ploofle.com/2007/04/29/first-and-prolly-only-version-of-external-db-authentication-plugin-for-wp/comment-page-1/#comment-1808 owner supremo Fri, 25 May 2007 15:14:29 +0000 http://www.ploofle.com/archives/first-and-prolly-only-version-of-external-db-authentication-plugin-for-wp#comment-1808 James, While it's with Moodle in mind, those are sort of extended database fields it looks at for further populating of wordpress user fields and it should work with any general mysql database for which you know connection settings and field names for username and password. I'm a bit more vague on whether it would work with SQL server out of the box, firstly because I haven't tried it, and secondly because I do use mysql-specific commands (mysql_query, mysql_result, etc.) in the code rather than ADOdb. The actual SQL statements probably would work regardless of whether it's mySQL or SQL server...it's a matter of functions, not queries. I may look into making it more db-agnostic eventually, but right now it's a bit crazy time-wise, so it wouldn't be for a bit. James,

While it’s with Moodle in mind, those are sort of extended database fields it looks at for further populating of wordpress user fields and it should work with any general mysql database for which you know connection settings and field names for username and password. I’m a bit more vague on whether it would work with SQL server out of the box, firstly because I haven’t tried it, and secondly because I do use mysql-specific commands (mysql_query, mysql_result, etc.) in the code rather than ADOdb.

The actual SQL statements probably would work regardless of whether it’s mySQL or SQL server…it’s a matter of functions, not queries.

I may look into making it more db-agnostic eventually, but right now it’s a bit crazy time-wise, so it wouldn’t be for a bit.

]]> By: James White http://www.ploofle.com/2007/04/29/first-and-prolly-only-version-of-external-db-authentication-plugin-for-wp/comment-page-1/#comment-1807 James White Thu, 24 May 2007 22:08:36 +0000 http://www.ploofle.com/archives/first-and-prolly-only-version-of-external-db-authentication-plugin-for-wp#comment-1807 Does the database plugin work with SQL Server 2000? The documentation I read says it was designed with the Moodle database in mind, but I want to get a since of how hard configuring this tool to work with SQL Server will be. Any guidance/directions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, James White Does the database plugin work with SQL Server 2000? The documentation I read says it was designed with the Moodle database in mind, but I want to get a since of how hard configuring this tool to work with SQL Server will be. Any guidance/directions you could provide would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

James White

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