---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > 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 -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat -- Bastien Cat, the other other white meat -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php