1. Designing Databases
ySQL
Happy Meal Example

2. The Setup Website for McDonald’s Happy Meal toy collectors
Basic Functionality:
Allow people to create site account
Post info about toys
Look up info about toys
Trade/Post for Sale
The Setup

3. What Data Must Site Deal In?
Database to house individual data
Determine how to organize it
Ea. Piece of info stored: FIELD
Sets of related fields: TABLE
All tables together: DATABASE
What Data Must Site Deal In?

4. Some Basic Info to Store
User Info
First Name
Last Name
User ID
Password
Photo
Address
Toy Info
Name
Collection
Year
Picture
Toy ID
Some Basic Info to Store

5. Way to Link the Two Tables
Collection
User ID
Toy ID
Way to Link the Two Tables

6. Translating to MySQL
Creating Actual Database

7. Select Data Types for Fields
varchar(40)
varchar(15)
mediumblob
date
Select Data Types for Fields

8. Start the WAMP & Open MySQL

9. Create a new DB

10. Name it
Set collation to utf8_general_ci
Press create
Create DB

11. Select the DB (happymeals)

12. Fill in info
Press Go
Create User Table

13. Fill in Fields
Set userid as primary
Set Fields in Table

14. See Results

15. Create Toy Table Return to DB by clicking happymeal link Fill in info
Press Go
Create Toy Table

16. Fill in Fields
Set userid as primary
Set Fields in Table

17. View Results

18. Create Collection Table

19. Set Fields

20. View Results

21. Access Tables & Print from Print View Option Link

22. View of Whole DB

23. View of Individual Tables