> > I have a relational database (MySQL) with 200 tables in it. Now I want > to reduce number of tables (If it helps in improving the > application). > > One approach is to use EAV database model. In which we can use a table > to store ID and manadatory details and > other table to store rest of the details in pair of attribute, and its > value rowwise. >
If you're doing that a lot in your database, personally I'd recommend looking at one of the NoSQL types such as CouchDB or Cassandra. Most of my work is neatly normalised tables, but if I had a lot of really freeform data as you seem to, that's where I'd look. Cheers, Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
