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table_prefix is used globally for all db connections

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Description

When using an additional custom database connection you get in trouble when one of your databases uses table prefixes and the other does not.

env.php:

```
'db' => [
'table_prefix' => 'abc_',
'connection' => [
'default' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'dbname' => 'db1',
'username' => 'db1',
'password' => 'pw1',
'active' => '1'
],
'custom' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'dbname' => 'db2',
'username' => 'db2',
'password' => 'pw2',
'active' => '1'
]
]
],
```
I have a case where the magento DB uses prefixes and the custom database does not. With this setup the table_prefix is applied to all connections.

It would make so much more sense if table_prefix could be applied for each connection separately:

```
'db' => [
'connection' => [
'default' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'dbname' => 'db1',
'username' => 'db1',
'password' => 'pw1',
'active' => '1',
'table_prefix' => 'abc_',
],
'custom' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'dbname' => 'db2',
'username' => 'db2',
'password' => 'pw2',
'active' => '1',
'table_prefix' => '',
]
]
],

```

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Research direction

Start with the env.php configuration shown in the issue and trace how table_prefix is read for each database connection. Done means the default connection can use abc_ while the custom connection can use an empty prefix, without applying one connection's prefix globally.

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Tech stack
php
Domain
database
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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