Best Practices When Inserting Data (opinion question)
I'd just like to see what's the best practice when interfacing with a database.
When inserting/modifying data in a database, it is best practice to do do logic checking prior to interfacing with the DB (for instance in php), or just let MySQL do the checking for instance using foreign key constraints, NOT NULL, and so on?
Example: I could check ahead of time that a primary key exists in one table before inserting in another table, just attempt an insert and let the foreign key constraint error if it doesn't exist.
Best practice?
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I'd just like to see what's the best practice when interfacing with a database.
When inserting/modifying data in a database, it is best practice to do do logic checking prior to interfacing with the DB (for instance in php), or just let MySQL do the checking for instance using foreign key constraints, NOT NULL, and so on?
Example: I could check ahead of time that a primary key exists in one table before inserting in another table, just attempt an insert and let the foreign key constraint error if it doesn't exist.
Best practice?
best-practices
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
add a comment |
I'd just like to see what's the best practice when interfacing with a database.
When inserting/modifying data in a database, it is best practice to do do logic checking prior to interfacing with the DB (for instance in php), or just let MySQL do the checking for instance using foreign key constraints, NOT NULL, and so on?
Example: I could check ahead of time that a primary key exists in one table before inserting in another table, just attempt an insert and let the foreign key constraint error if it doesn't exist.
Best practice?
best-practices
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
I'd just like to see what's the best practice when interfacing with a database.
When inserting/modifying data in a database, it is best practice to do do logic checking prior to interfacing with the DB (for instance in php), or just let MySQL do the checking for instance using foreign key constraints, NOT NULL, and so on?
Example: I could check ahead of time that a primary key exists in one table before inserting in another table, just attempt an insert and let the foreign key constraint error if it doesn't exist.
Best practice?
best-practices
best-practices
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
132
asked 1 min ago
Zane ZakZane Zak
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