Hi, On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Richard Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a complex legacy application with around 30 tables which is in need > of re-factoring, as there are tables with lots of nulls. I've partially > managed to achieve this so that my queries mostly return correct > information. But there are some circumstances where duplicate data is > returned, suggesting my data model is not quite correct. > > I haven't included either db schema or queries here due to the likely > length of the posting, but would initially like to ask if this is the right > forum to request help with MySQL database design, or is there an alternative > forum. It is of course not a MySQL-specific question, and would be > applicable to any relational db. Thanks.
This is a fine place to ask such questions. (In general you can just ask first, and people will tell you if you're off-topic). Regards Baron -- Baron Schwartz, Senior Consultant, Percona Inc. Tel: +1 888 401 3401 ext 507 24/7 Emergency Line +1 888 401 3401 ext 911 Our Services: http://www.percona.com/services.html Our Blog: http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/ -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
