+1 to Joseph's approach. -- Jeff Slutz JSLEUTH LLC 3242 44th ST APT 3F Astoria, NY 11103 c. 970.443.9390 j...@jeffslutz.com
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Joseph Crawford <codeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would personally store any form options in a database table, I would > have a form table and then a form_options table and get all options by form > id. > > Thanks, > Joseph Crawford > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Anthony Wlodarski <ant92...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> When building lots of forms, irrespective of form size or complexity if >> you need to store options where do you do it? I have seen many examples >> but I guess this boils down to what is a best practice? The way things are >> currently done is that all form options are stored in a static array in the >> ecosystem and then called upon when the form needs to be built. >> >> For example, we ask users to select their Ethnicity when filling out one >> of our forms. This includes the values: Prefer not to say, African >> American, Asian, White, East Indian, Hispanic / Latino, Middle Eastern, >> Native American, Other. Where would you store these options? >> >> Is this a matter of personal preference or is there a best practice I >> missed over the years? >> >> -- >> Anthony W. >> http://www.anthonyw.net >> ant92...@gmail.com >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List >> http://lists.nyphp.org/**mailman/listinfo/talk<http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk> >> >> http://www.nyphp.org/show-**participation<http://www.nyphp.org/show-participation> >> > > > > -- > Joseph Crawford Jr. > Zend Certified Engineer > http://www.josephcrawford.com/ > 1-781-346-9656 > i...@josephcrawford.com > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/show-participation >
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