On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > To: saf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Question about autoincrement ID > > One important thing to remember: You should not let UI > design requirements dictate your DB design. Most > developers who design the database just to support the > front end up regretting the decision. Those designs are > either impossible to extend or impossible to manage or > both. You should always design for an efficient database > and adjust your retrieval methods to present the data in > the manner requested, not the other way around. > > Shawn Green > Database Administrator > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine
IMHO I think the database is the central core of a DB driven website. Therefore it should be the first thing designed in a DB driven website. Everything else in a DB driven site should then be built around the expected functionality of the database. So, if one starts out by designing a database (and it's server(s)) with optimum performance and upgradability as design goals, you won't go to far wrong. Just my 2c. Keith Roberts In theory, theory and practice are the same; in practice they are not. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
