# Reading Recommendation on Database Design?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-recommendation-on-database-design/151540>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 22, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-recommendation-on-database-design/151540 "2008-10-22T17:37:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chris-Aix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chris-Aix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris-Aix)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-recommendation-on-database-design/151540/1 "2008-10-22T17:37:08Z")

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Hi there,

throughout my studies I build all the protoypes with Rails and it was  
great fun.  
But I never had to build a site with a login and role management, so  
now I am a little bit stuck. I searched for a while about  
databasedesign but that didn’t gave me the results I was looking for,  
so that’s where you come into play:

Are there any articles, blog posts, books or opensource rails apps  
that you can recommend for further studying about that topic? Because  
basically I just don’t know where to start right now.

I am looking forward to your replies.

Cheers,  
Chris

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**Author:** ![Chris-Aix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Chris-Aix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris-Aix)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-recommendation-on-database-design/151540/2 "2008-10-22T22:21:05Z")

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You want general db design, or design of a system that does access  
control via roles?

(For the former, I like _Database Design For Mere Mortals_ by  
Hernandez.)