One "users" table with basic info needed for authentication and common for both types of users, plus separate "profile" tables as needed. If all admins info fit "users" table you need only "coaches" table with their additional data.
On Sep 13, 7:01 pm, veganista <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I'm looking for some advice on application design. > > My application has a couple of types of users. Admins and Coaches, now > for my admins i only need very basic info (username, email, password) > but for my coaches i require a much more in depth information that i > can use on their profiles. > > My idea was to have a users table that i use with the auth component > and have a profile table that will be linked to a user. > > I'm not sure if this is the best way to go about it or not. Should i > really have 2 tables, one for admins and one for coaches? > > Can someone help? Thanks Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en
