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Updating database field upon Wordpress registration

fl4pj4ck · 2012-01-17 17:27:09

I need to update a single field in wp_users table when a user registers. What's the easiest way to do it?

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17-01-2012 6:27pm

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fl4pj4ck

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I need to update a single field in wp_users table when a user registers. What's the easiest way to do it?

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#2 17-01-2012 6:32pm
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fl4pj4ck wrote: »

I need to update a single field in wp_users table when a user registers. What's the easiest way to do it?

A trigger on your database perhaps?

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#3 17-01-2012 7:01pm
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Thank you Cpt. Obvious!
I came up with this code which doesn't work, don't know why.

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#4 17-01-2012 8:43pm
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alright, I found the bug. I should use "ID" instead of "user_id"

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