This is the second part in my effort to help explain how you can use HyperDB to scale your large WordPress, WordPress MU or Buddypress sites.     You can read the first part in the series here!    First off, again: This tutorial was written for testing and personal purposes. I make no warranty that this will [...]

HyperDB is a replacement for the standard WPDB class which adds the ability to use multiple databases. HyperDB supports partition of data as well as replication. HyperDB is a plugin written by matt, andy, ryan, & mdawaffe from Automattic.     It is written primarily as a way to help larger sites manage growth as [...]