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External DB authentication

  1. Prepare your WP admin account on your external database: make sure at least the admin username and password can be pulled from the external database.
  2. Change "New User Default Role" in Settings->General, if desired, to whatever level of control you wish externally authenticated users to have.
  3. Upload ext_db_auth.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  4. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
  5. Enter your external database settings in Settings->External DB settings

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