title: Separate read and write databases in Magento
body: <p>I can't find any examples online of how to configure two separate databases for Magento - one for read requests and one for write requests. I assume that this should happen in app/etc/local.xml but I don't know what the syntax is. Does anybody know the syntax or have a link to a blog post or something that my searching didn't turn up?</p>
  
  <p>I'm running Magento 1.6.1.0</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>