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bit twiddler
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« on: May 07, 2003, 03:52:28 PM »
I'll be in need of a forum at a later date, and I understand when I create the forum it will create the database. I also understand that I can add tables to the database so that I can use the DB for other solutions. My questions are:
1. how much space is allocated (or used) by the Forum BB
2. can I infact use the database for other solutions, like my opt-in list and other data?
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« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2003, 07:53:54 PM »
The amount of space the database will use depends on what's in it.  The database will grow as posts are made to the forum.  A small-to-medium sized forum database can run several megabytes.

You can add tables to the database for other uses, as long as the names remain unque.
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« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2003, 08:18:27 PM »
TWebMan, the space allocation I wondered about was displacement by the BB itself, not the DB. Is the BB a script?, therefore not requiring any space allocated? or is the BB a software installed with supporting files? (which would require allocated space)
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2003, 08:20:34 PM »
My php bb files take up about 1.5 M
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« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2003, 02:23:47 AM »
This forum is 50mb http://www.politicsforum.org/soviet/

That's with about 46,000 posts.
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« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2003, 02:50:10 AM »
bit twiddler, phpbb is a script.

It in installed somewhere in your public_html directory, in a subdirectory. It takes up around 1.5Mb

The mySQL database takes up quite a bit of space, depending how many messages it has to store. It only stores the messages, not the script.
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« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2003, 06:14:33 AM »
Sounds like the bb itself requires little allocation. That's what I was looking for. Thanks guys, you're all very helpful as usual.
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« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2003, 06:27:28 AM »
Yeah, it doesn't take up much space, but it takes a little bit.
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