A buddy of mine needed help adding multiple directories to an SQL database while sharing the same schema yet have different listings. I’ve scoured my “MySQL” books and Google, I can’t find any definitive information. I was just hoping someone here knew how to do this.
To clarify, there are a total of 12 directories. 11 are to be searched independently of one another and the 12th (which already exists) will be a directory comprised of all 11 directories, all of which will have the same schema.
The goals are to create these unique directories using the existing schema model, and to upload multiple directory entries at a time to the directories.
Does this mean the names of the directory entries have to be unique (ie. Name_1, Name_2, Name_3, etc…?) Or, will it be a matter of duplicating the schema under a different name? Any advise will help.
A directory, in this context, is like a roledex. I mean to have 12 roledexes with each rolodex having unique entries frem eachother. How do you approach this database-wise?
After logging into your PHPMyadmin select or go in to the table you want to duplicate-and-rename, then click on “Operations.” There you see a series of boxes with one called “Copy table to (database.table)” You can choose to duplicate structure and data, or structure only. Type the name you want and click go. And your new table with listing will be ready to edit and search!