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I like this idea and is very similar to an approach I was already trying out (foreign key for Store and Website in the option table). I am using Enum for fieldtype (String, int, select list etc) so having one for the actual name is a great idea. My only concern at this point is mapping a number to field name when writing raw SQL queries but this isn't a huge issue.

webnoob
– webnoob

2014-10-23 09:58:13 +00:00
Commented Oct 23, 2014 at 9:58
this normally depends on how your DBMS handles enums, In mysql's case, you can use the word itself you defined in the enum field(the database converts it to int for you on the fly) when running queries, helps alleviate the usage of lookup tables and magic numbers

Maru
– Maru

2014-10-23 12:08:28 +00:00
Commented Oct 23, 2014 at 12:08

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