Support in Flames

owen

This is actually the first person I've encountered who was openly hostile about me providing help. You'll see a couple of the guys come out to defend me, but in the end, the guy ends up stewing in his own stupidity.

I probably shouldn't, but here's a link to the site of this fellow who starts name calling when he isn't bright enough to figure things out on his own. Some people should have their thought licenses revoked entirely. Or at least their license to modify the complicated source code of a popular blogging tool.  This includes Joe from Oxford.  Thanks, Joe!

Also, I thought I would mention this: "car" != "truck". Don't try hiding that you're a backwoods hick by calling your beat rusted-through truck a "car". That goes for the lot of you.

Here's the IRC chat log from earlier:

  • [09:46] mindamp: is it possible to change just the wp_users table location?
  • [09:46] mindamp: like i know i can change the prefix in wp-cofnig.php
  • [09:46] mindamp: but that does it for all tables...
  • [09:46] mindamp: can i edit just the prefix of the user table?
  • [09:48] mindamp: did anyone catch that or need i repeat myself?
  • [09:49] mindamp: argh
  • [09:49] mindamp: anyone?
  • [09:53] ringmaster: mindamp: in config.php add: define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', table name');
  • [09:53] ringmaster: That might only work in 1.6. Hmm...
  • [09:54] ringmaster: Nope, should work in 1.5.2, too.
  • [09:55] mindamp: uhm...
  • [09:55] mindamp: how does it know to tie the users to that custom_table?
  • [09:56] ringmaster: What are you talking about? You want to access user info that exists in a different table, right?
  • [09:56] mindamp: yes
  • [09:56] ringmaster: Ok, so add the line.
  • [09:56] mindamp: well... im setting up say three wordpress installs...
  • [09:56] mindamp: the first has all the regular tables..
  • [09:56] mindamp: and the second and third will have different prefixes... with one exception...
  • [09:56] mindamp: the user table
  • [09:57] mindamp: so all three wordpress installs have the same users
  • [09:57] ringmaster: Ok, so add the line.
  • [09:57] mindamp: ok
  • [09:57] mindamp: i will add the line
  • [09:57] mindamp: :-)
  • [09:57] ringmaster: :)
  • [09:57] mindamp: oh duh
  • [09:57] mindamp: it says customUSERtable
  • [09:57] mindamp: i thought you said customtable
  • [09:58] ringmaster: Be sure to include the prefix in the custom table name, because it's not appended.
  • [09:58] mindamp: ?
  • [09:58] mindamp: ok
  • [09:58] mindamp: its.. define('CUSTOMER_USER_TABLE', test_users');
  • [09:59] mindamp: or define('CUSTOM_USER_TABLE', 'test_users');
  • [09:59] mindamp: ?
  • [09:59] ringmaster: Copy and paste what I wrote, then replace the table name. Very simple.
  • [09:59] mindamp: well yes... but you didn't leave out a tick mark?
  • [10:00] ringmaster: Yeah, but I didn't write "CUSTOMER".
  • [10:00] mindamp: hah
  • [10:01] mindamp: you can tell where my mind is this morning
  • [10:01] ringmaster: Too many hours at the Starbucks counter serving lattes.
  • [10:02] mindamp: right..
  • [10:02] mindamp: so dumbass care to tell me how that lines supposed to work?
  • [10:02] mindamp: cause it didn't
  • [10:04] ringmaster: mindamp: Line 72 in wp-settings.php
  • [10:04] mindamp: ringmaster... cool
  • [10:05] skippy: mindamp: maybe you ought to refrain from calling the person who is helping you a "dumbass".
  • [10:06] ringmaster: It's been a while since I was called a name on IRC. I figured it was a typo.
  • [10:06] mindamp: it was...
  • [10:06] mindamp: and besides he hasn't helped me yet...
  • [10:06] mindamp: cause its still not going
  • [10:06] mindamp: line 72 wp-settings.php and define(custom...
  • [10:07] skippy: mindamp: incorrect. He has helped you. The fact that it doesn't work does not diminish his intentions nor his efforts.
  • [10:07] ringmaster: I gave you the line in wp-settings.php that should use the define I provided. Did you look at it? Do you understand it? Because I can't debug nuances of a server I have no access to.
  • [10:07] ringmaster: Not without cash, anyway.
  • [10:08] mindamp: uhm well..
  • [10:08] mindamp: the problem is that it just didn't work
  • [10:08] mindamp: so its not a debug issue
  • [10:08] mindamp: cuase i added the define custom table line
  • [10:08] mindamp: and that didn't change wp-settings.php
  • [10:08] mindamp: so i manually changed it...
  • [10:08] mindamp: and still no go
  • [10:08] mindamp: your solution does not work
  • [10:09] ringmaster: These multi-line replies annoy me.
  • [10:09] mindamp: you annoy me
  • [10:09] skippy: well, that's a good way to get support.
  • [10:09] mindamp: i pretty much gave up on him anyways...
  • [10:10] skippy: good, because we're all about to give up on you, I think.
  • [10:10] ringmaster: I obviously have no idea what I'm talking about.
  • [10:10] mindamp: apparently not
  • [10:10] ringmaster: How much of WordPress did I actually write, anyways?
  • [10:10] * ringmaster snickers.
  • [10:10] mindamp: well then it should be fairly simple for you... which it isn't
  • [10:15] ringmaster: mindamp: The define I provided must execute *before* the include of wp-settings.php.
  • [10:17] mindamp: ringmaster... again.. that doesn't work mister i wrote wordpress
  • [10:18] ringmaster: mindamp: Then you're doing something wrong because it works fine here.
  • [10:20] mindamp: ringmaster... whatever
  • [10:21] ringmaster: mindamp: Dude, I can't help it if you're inept.
  • [10:31] mindamp: ringmaster.. are you retarded?
  • [10:31] ringmaster: mindamp: Clearly, since I keep talking to you.
  • [10:31] tinster: mindamp: wow, you're rude to a guy who's trying to help
  • [10:31] mindamp: let me get this straight... you think by adding define(custom_table... to the wp-config.php before the wp-settings line....
  • [10:31] mindamp: its going to give me a custom user table?
  • [10:31] mindamp: which is ineptly inaccurate...
  • [10:32] ringmaster: No, I didn't say that.
  • [10:32] mindamp: so if anyone else has any suggestions?
  • [10:32] mindamp: yes you did.... page up
  • [10:32] ringmaster: I said it would connect to an existing user table with the name you specify.
  • [10:32] mindamp: which it didn't
  • [10:32] skippy: why would anyone want to offer suggestions, mindamp, when it's clear that if it doesn't work right away you'll berate them?
  • [10:32] ringmaster: Then you did it wrong, because it worked here.
  • [10:32] mindamp: no it didn't...
  • [10:32] mindamp: and no it doesn't...
  • [10:32] mindamp: its just plain wrong
  • [10:33] mindamp: i remember seeing this somewhere
  • [10:33] mindamp: but i think it was a MU work around
  • [10:33] skippy: well go read the source and figure it out, mindamp. You're smarter than all of us, clearly.
  • [10:33] mindamp: skippy.. did i step on your foot or something?
  • [10:33] mindamp: or do you just have some dick in your ass?
  • [10:33] ringmaster: Neat!
  • [10:33] tinster: o_O
  • [10:34] mindamp: 8=====D (_o_)
  • [10:34] ringmaster: skippy, are being ass-raped and not giving us the details via IRC?
  • [10:34] skippy: ah yes, I remember what I was like when I was a teenager.
  • [10:34] tinster: does IRC have the equivalent of a kill file ?
  • [10:34] tinster: just asking
  • [10:34] skippy: I remember how angry and self-absorbed I was.
  • [10:34] skippy: I'm glad those years are behind me.
  • [10:34] ringmaster: tinster: We would need a channel op, I think.
  • [10:35] skippy: where's lilo? I'm sure we can secure an op.
  • [10:35] mindamp: ahahaha
  • [10:35] ringmaster: mindamp: Here is my wp-config.php file. Note the placement of the define. http://pastebin.com/363558
  • [10:35] mindamp: yeh not shit..
  • [10:35] mindamp: er no shit... i was using lonestars custome wp-settings.php
  • [10:36] mindamp: it wasn't defining $wpdb tables...
  • [10:36] mindamp: its working now
  • [10:36] ringmaster: So it really is your fault? I'm not really surprised.
  • [10:45] *** mindamp has left #wordpress.