Posts in Databases

Complete inserts or Extended inserts in phpMyAdmin

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

I was recently using phpMyAdmin to export some records from an URL shortener I’m working on. As usual I verified that “Complete inserts” and “Extended inserts” were enabled for the SQL dump. Why? Using both of these options reduces your SQL filesize and explicitly declares each column name.

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Introduction to Data Modeling

Wednesday, April 7th, 2004

Data modeling is the practice of representing data structures and their relationships through conceptual modeling. The benefits of implementing this process during the design phase of your database project include improved data integrity, a more efficient development cycle, a clearer vision of the entities that are being represented in your database, and a powerful visual aid for collaboration and database design.

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