Change Identifier

[xtremeoff-road]

Is there any way to change the identifier of a php module once you have created it?? I noticed that when you go back in to edit module, the identifier field is no longer there.

Thanks for the help!

[xtremeoff-road]

There must be a way, I still cannot find it :(

[xtremeoff-road]

**BUMP**

Kevin, Brian, anyone :)

[KW802]

Short of changing the DB values directly I don't see an alternative.

... but I ran into the same thing and suggested it as change for the next release (http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13143). ;)

[Brian]

Currently the only way to change the identifier is by manually editing it through the database. The identifier is used as part of the module's settings and such, so allowing it to be changed any other way would be a bit of a pain. Plus, in the 1.x series, too many people would change the identifier for the news module, which would completely disable it. The only thing the identifier is really used for is a unique way to identify each module, so there really shouldn't be many times that it needs to be changed anyways.

[xtremeoff-road]

Thanks for the response.

Well I built a new module and put the identifier in, however, I have changed the function of the module and wanted to change the identifier accordingly due to the fact that down the line I may make another module and I want to use the initial indentifier. So, where in the db is this stored?

If I wanted to change an identifier from test to testing what would I need to look for in the db??

Thanks both of you!

[xtremeoff-road]

Ok I found where to change it in the database...so if I go ahead and change it in the db, does that screw up the module?

[xtremeoff-road]

Alright, well I went ahead and edited the module in phpmyadmin...The module was originally a php module, however, I changed it to a template module. Within mysql it still had a value in templatelist which was incorrect, it was pointing to a template that I renamed and added different code, yet it still had the old name in the sql?

That probably did not make sense, however, bottom line I changed the identifier and deleted the value in the templatelist field, saved it, and the module appears to still be working fine.

I assume I did this correct :)

[Brian]

That's one way to do it. :)

[xtremeoff-road]

That's one way to do it. :)

Is there a better way?

[Brian]

Actually, I think I just misread your post. The method you used should work just fine and be pretty complete. :)

[xtremeoff-road]

Thanks Brian :)