[thelist] Database wise, how to create groups..

[Kristy Frey]

> Here's what I thought:
> create a table for groups:
> group { groupID, listofpersons }
> where listofpersons is of type varchar(255) and a typical entry would look
> like:
> "2,4,7,11"

Being more of a purist I'd go with this structure for the table where PersonID is a varchar(10) or
number field - that way you dont have to worry if your list gets longer than 255 characters

GroupID    PersonID
-------------------
1           2
1           4
1           7
1           11
2           5
2           31


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