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petey · 02-04-2009, 01:06 AM

If I want to trim down my countries list (to mainly English speaking ones due to my site), can I do it by simply deleting the rows using phpMyAdmin or do I need to do it one-by-one through the admin/settings/country panel?

I've confirmed there are no users with countries I want to delete, but I figured I'd ask in case the panel script does more than just delete the records from the 1 table.

Thanks.

seymourjames + · 02-04-2009, 06:42 AM

You are less likely to make an error if you set up your countries in your admin control panel.

Chaslie + · 02-04-2009, 12:12 PM

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can I do it by simply deleting the rows using phpMyAdmin

If I had that task in front of me, I would do as you asked - delete via phpMyAdmin. Just backup the Db first.

seymourjames + · 02-04-2009, 03:39 PM

If you know what you are doing yes but many on the forum will not want to be touching their database directly. The chance of mucking it up is greater if using phpadmin and as you point out you should always make a backup first. Overall, not a lot to gain really.

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petey Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 41 Rep Power: 13	Removing countries fast If I want to trim down my countries list (to mainly English speaking ones due to my site), can I do it by simply deleting the rows using phpMyAdmin or do I need to do it one-by-one through the admin/settings/country panel? I've confirmed there are no users with countries I want to delete, but I figured I'd ask in case the panel script does more than just delete the records from the 1 table. Thanks. __________________ (Running v4.0.9 Developer, Boat template + custom colours/gfx + SEO Plus by templatecodes.com)

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02-04-2009, 03:39 PM	#4
seymourjames + All Hands On Deck Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,527 Rep Power: 89	If you know what you are doing yes but many on the forum will not want to be touching their database directly. The chance of mucking it up is greater if using phpadmin and as you point out you should always make a backup first. Overall, not a lot to gain really. __________________ "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.". TemplateCodes.com for 68C

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