[PHP] Time keeping in DB
So, obviously not PHP related, but I'm looking for thoughts on the best way to record time sheets in a DB. A time sheet for hours worked per day, not like a time clock where you start and stop. The two possibilities that I have thought of are (these are simplistic, of course I'll be storing references to the user, the project code etc.): 1. One record for each 7 day week (year, week_num, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7) where the dX field holds the hours worked 2. One record for each day (date, hours) -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Time keeping in DB
On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 14:18 -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > So, obviously not PHP related, but I'm looking for thoughts on the best > way to record time sheets in a DB. A time sheet for hours worked per > day, not like a time clock where you start and stop. > > The two possibilities that I have thought of are (these are simplistic, > of course I'll be storing references to the user, the project code etc.): > > 1. One record for each 7 day week (year, week_num, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, > d6, d7) where the dX field holds the hours worked > 2. One record for each day (date, hours) > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com > I'd go with a record per timesheet, so you might end up with more than one timesheet per day. That way, it's just simple SQL to find out how many hours you've worked on one day, or on one job, etc. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Time keeping in DB
You don't mention what DB you're using, but mySQL can be quite a pain when dealing with multiple time zones. Not impossible, but a hassle none the less. Be sure to set aside a place to store this (and another spot for user preferences to keep track of their TZ). Jerry Wilborn jerrywilb...@gmail.com On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Ashley Sheridan wrote: > On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 14:18 -0500, Shawn McKenzie wrote: > > So, obviously not PHP related, but I'm looking for thoughts on the best > > way to record time sheets in a DB. A time sheet for hours worked per > > day, not like a time clock where you start and stop. > > > > The two possibilities that I have thought of are (these are simplistic, > > of course I'll be storing references to the user, the project code etc.): > > > > 1. One record for each 7 day week (year, week_num, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, > > d6, d7) where the dX field holds the hours worked > > 2. One record for each day (date, hours) > > > > -- > > Thanks! > > -Shawn > > http://www.spidean.com > > > I'd go with a record per timesheet, so you might end up with more than > one timesheet per day. That way, it's just simple SQL to find out how > many hours you've worked on one day, or on one job, etc. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >
Re: [PHP] Time keeping in DB
Shawn McKenzie wrote: > So, obviously not PHP related, but I'm looking for thoughts on the best > way to record time sheets in a DB. A time sheet for hours worked per > day, not like a time clock where you start and stop. > > The two possibilities that I have thought of are (these are simplistic, > of course I'll be storing references to the user, the project code etc.): > > 1. One record for each 7 day week (year, week_num, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, > d6, d7) where the dX field holds the hours worked > 2. One record for each day (date, hours) > > -- > Thanks! > -Shawn > http://www.spidean.com Depends on what you are looking to do.. Are you also needing to keep whether or not a specific project? If it is regular time/Overtime? It may be easier to set the database up: user,week,day,project,hours,type Then you can query the info/user off that, it should allow you to expand as needed. HTH, Wolf -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
