[Phpmyadmin-devel] about choosing table layout for pmadb

[Michal Čihař]

Hi

Dne Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:32:02 -0400
Marc Delisle <marc at infomarc.info> napsal(a):

> Yes there are downsides for each alternative. Another downside for the 
> EAV model is that at user login (session initialization) we need to read 
>   all the rows holding the user prefs for this user, instead of just one 
> read if each option has its own column.

With index on login name, selecting several rows should be quite cheap.

> As mentionned in one of the links I gave, the EAV model also makes it 
> difficult to code the possible choices for an option, for example into 
> an ENUM.

Okay, I probably can live with either of solutions. Both have downsides
and advantages.

> About upgrading, I expect Zeeshan to implement a feature to auto-create 
> and auto-upgrade the table (which could be extended to all of our pmadb 
> tables).

It should be coded with this in mind.

-- 
	Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com
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