Fwd: Storing indefinite arrays in database

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From: Bastien Koert <phpster@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:37 PM
Subject: Re:  Storing indefinite arrays in database
To: Benedikt Voigt <Benedikt.Voigt@xxxxxx>


On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Benedikt Voigt <Benedikt.Voigt@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'am very new to PHP, so please any comment is welcome.
>
> I want to write a function in PHP, which takes X arguments and outputs a
> value.
> The functioning of this function should be stored in a db (mydb? or better
> alternatives?)
> The function would look up the result in the db based on the X arguments.
>
> But how can I store X arguments and the corresponding output value?
> If I limit the X arguments to a specific number like N=10, then I could
> create N=10 +1 columns in a table.
> But how should I do it if I don't want to limit myself to a fix number?
>
> Thanks for any comment!
> Ben
>
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My bad, copied only the OP not the list.


Create the DB to run in a vertical format

consider the horizontal style

record_id       field1   field2   field3   fieldN


which is great for fixed designs


The vertical format would be

record_id     attribute      argument




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