Managing Linux® Systems with Webmin™ System Administration and Module Development

35.5. Adding and Editing Fields

New fields can be added to a table and existing ones changed or deleted. Adding a field poses no risk to existing data, but changing the type or size of one may, and deleting a field will cause the data that it contains to be lost.

To add a new field, follow these steps:

1.	On the module's main page, click on the icon for the database that contains the table, and then on the table icon. This will bring up the page shown in Figure 35.3, which lists the names, types, and other details of all existing fields. Figure 35.3. The table editing page.
2.	Select the type for the new field from the menu next to the Add field ...