Hi,

Im still pretty new to the whole PHP/MySQL thing, and have got a bit of a question in terms of databases/site integration.

The 1st query is with regards to scripts. On a site lets say you have a forum which requires a registration and log-in, as well as another script that maybe allows members to download something which they need to be registered to do. The problem comes therefore that if you are looking to maintain a user friendly aspect to your site it would be better to keep one registration for all of the site. If there are two scripts, with two databases how can you combine the registration/log-in? Is it a case of combining the databases in some way?

The second query I have is really in terms of fully integrating the site so that the site maintains a similair look. If 3 scripts are running each with different index pages then the site doesn't really look that professional and could lose people. If I am happy with the index page and want to incorporate say a forum into there, then how is this possible.

I have tried to use the include command to incorporate the header & footer etc. but I need to link to the directory for them to display - including all of the images. If I installed the forum for example in the same folder as the homepage's then this would cause confusion with the different index pages. Can anybody help me with a solution to this?

I would really appreciate any input on this, as I have been thinking about how to do it and it is irritating me!

Thanks in advance
Dan

The only way I've found to combine databases is to manually go through phpMySQL and do it that way. I'm not really sure of any other way.

The 2nd problem is beyond me.

The third problem: I suggest you do EVERYTHING through CSS and when you list the files give the full URL so it'll work no matter where in the site you are.

Hmm.... I've got Cpanel installed on the server, could I combine the databases through PHPmyadmin? The last thing I want is to balls up all the scripts! If I combine the databases should that mean there is one log-in for everything, because Im not too sure on that one.

Im not currently using CSS (although I maybe should be) so is it a case of incorporating CSS? I think I will need to have a mess about with the files etc. to incorporate everything.

Thanks very much for your reply.