{"id":11394,"date":"2015-07-16T16:51:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T21:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owdt.wpengine.com\/?p=11394"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T15:23:20","slug":"web-database-design-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/news\/web-database-design-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Web database design basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Brainstorming an effective database design<\/h4>\n<p>You\u2019ve got a brilliant idea for a webpage\/site! You&#8217;ve identified a theme is and have a pretty good idea what your content will be. The next step is to make sure that you have an awesome database to pull it together.<\/p>\n<h3>Developing a database plan<\/h3>\n<p>Before anything else, identify your database&#8217;s key functions. Before determining its size and complexity, you&#8217;ll need to do some groundwork, <em>as follows&#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Research database platforms to familiarize yourself with how they are built, how they work and are maintained.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pinpoint the objects the database will manage.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Model the objects in a manner that directly reflects\/synchs with your database&#8217;s key functions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Find the required information for each respective object. This includes raw data, a categorical, identifier, as well as relational and referential columns of data.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Note the relation between each object.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Identify optimal databases<\/h3>\n<p>Online transaction databases are best because they are user friendly, created with the modern consumer in mind. <em>Their advantages include&#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Excellent data placement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Online, seamless database updates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Index is updated every time a new row of data is added.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use of hardware with much quicker response times than what is used in traditional databases.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>High <em>&#8216;normalization&#8217;<\/em> of the database, significantly reducing redundant information.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why normalization is important<\/h3>\n<p>Normalization is an important database process that makes index creation and sorting lightning fast. The indexes of a normalized database are notably more compact with less data per table, making index management much easier.<\/p>\n<h3>Four keys to a well-designed database<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Each table should contain an identifier.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There should be no null columns in a table.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit data to one object per table.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Avoid repeating values in any given table.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Creating a database can be time-consuming but planning ahead greatly enhances efficiency and optimal results. Researching and becoming aware of the various database platforms and their functions will make your job much easier.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve got a brilliant idea for a webpage\/site! You&#8217;ve identified a theme is and have a pretty good idea what your content will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27237,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[362],"class_list":["post-11394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-web-design-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owdt.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}