[Webchange-list] Status Report

[Vince M Hudd]

Mik Towse <mik.towse at xemik.com> wrote:
> In article <gemini.jzuciy000f9ph037o.vince at softrock.co.uk> Vince M
> Hudd wrote: [snip]

> > However, with my (new) hosts, it seems I have to enter the
> > username and password for each user individually via my control
> > panel, rather than upload in one go as I've been able to do
> > before:

> [snip] Can't you create/edit the relevent file(s) in the protected
> directory by hand?

No - the files are stored outwith the locations I am able to access
directly AFAICS.

> If it's MySQL you could edit the db using myphpsql or the like.
 
I wouldn't even no where to start with that.

Whoever designed this particular system probably didn't consider the
possibility of migrating an existing user base to it, rather than
starting one, and gradually building it up[1]. Still, it's only
tedious the once (split over however many sessions it takes me to get
all the users set up).

[1] There also doesn't appear to be a way of /exporting/ the
information. It doesn't matter in my case, because I already have a
database of users which I'll maintain - but I can imagine that someone
starting out might not think to do that.

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Vince M Hudd
Soft Rock Software
http://www.softrock.co.uk