Stuff

$previous_database = db_set_active('seperate_db')
db_set_active($previous_database);



function hook_user($op, &$edit, &$account, $category = NULL) {
  if ($op == 'form' && $category == 'account') {
    $form['comment_settings'] = array(
      '#type' => 'fieldset',
      '#title' => t('Comment settings'),
      '#collapsible' => TRUE,
      '#weight' => 4);
    $form['comment_settings']['signature'] = array(
      '#type' => 'textarea',
      '#title' => t('Signature'),
      '#default_value' => $edit['signature'],
      '#description' => t('Your signature will be publicly displayed at the end of your comments.'));
    return $form;
  }
}






 
db_set_active();