Will adding a new row to MySQL brake my forum?

[General Xbox Gaming]

Can I add a new column to the end of smf_members without it braking my forum, even if it isn't used by my forum itself?

I want to add a key that I write with php outside of smf but I don't want to cause database errors. Is this possible to do or do I need a new database?

[Arantor]

Provided you set a default value on that column when adding it, it'll be fine.

[General Xbox Gaming]

Provided you set a default value on that column when adding it, it'll be fine.

So adding 'user_key' to the last column is fine right?

[kat]

Just thinking out loud, here...

Back up the database. TWICE.

Do what you're thinking of doing.

If something breaks, you can restore the backup.

[Arantor]

Provided you set a default value on that column when adding it, it'll be fine.

So adding 'user_key' to the last column is fine right?

Yes, provided you give it a default value when you create it since registerMember() won't know what to do with it otherwise.

[General Xbox Gaming]

Thank you.