[UPHPU] Database Question

[Gabriel Gunderson]

On Mon, 2006-08-14 at 13:47 -0600, Timothy Humphrey wrote:
> My $.02:
> One table: unique_id, product_name, category, size, qty, price,
> etc....
> 
> It stays simple that way. So you have to enter Vanilla Extract 5
> times, but that happens once. From then on, you have a lightweight, 
> straightforward, yet powerful system for your users (and the server
> too I guess).

I vote against this.  It ignores all the benefits of relational
database design.

It's true, you'll want to keep it simple because it's your first
experience with databases.  However, if you start on the wrong foot, you
may never correct yourself later.  Read up on database design.  Find a
trusted friend to help you with it or pay someone to fix it for you.
You'll be glad you did it right in the end.

-- 
Gabriel Gunderson
http://gundy.org/