wizard.php refuses to accept lack of database prefix

[Cluster]

If I create a dedicated database for pLog, I do not want any prefix -- it would make it redundant. Is there a reason why can't the wizard accept an empty string?

[phunkphorce]

Well, we certainly didn't think about accepting empty prefixes but... a prefix doesn't do any harm either! Think that if we had harcoded those prefixes in the code, there would be no choice and you would be forced to use one.

The reason for prefixes is that if a user only has one database available (some hosting providers only offer one), it is easier to identify which tables belong to which application at a quick glance.

Oscar

[Cluster]

Don't misunderstand -- I'm not saying that I don't see a point to prefixes, or that I'm not glad that they're not hardcoded. I'm just saying that IF pLog has its own dedicated database, then prefixes are pointless and there should be a way for the administrator to avoid them.

[sulleleven]

i agree, though not too important of an issue right now.