On Monday 08 April 2002 10:09 pm, Daniel Jarrett wrote: > i'm building a table in MYSQL that has about 30 fields.. > > is this inefficient to have a large number of columns?
Not necessarily, no. Often, it is more efficient. > if anyone can direct me to some good info on efficient design tips/ > techniques i'd be grateful. Read up on database normalisation. Any good database book will cover this. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
