How Do You Design An Online Bookstore Database?
A database can be defined as a set of organized data that is easily retrievable and editable. There are many different types of databases to choose from. Some examples are MySQL, Microsoft Access, SQL and Oracle. MySQL is one of the most popular for Web-based applications due to its ease of use with modern Web programming languages. A database can be used to store any type of information. It is especially useful when trying to categorize, maintain and search a large list. Determine the fields you want the database to have. A field is an area that will hold information. It can be assigned a custom name as long it does not have special characters or spaces in it. The example fields we are going to use are book title, author, ISBN number, publisher and copyright date. Assign a data type to each field. A data type is the type of information that will be stored in that field. A few example data types are int (integer value), varchar (character string up to 255 characters) and text (characte
