I usually start with the code, en create the db as soon as i have code that
uses it. Coz of this i dont really think about the db design, what results
in a huge and uneffective database.
I think you could best start with writing down the functions your site
needs, then creating the db and then finally write the code.

ticom/timothy de vries

""Jorge"" <japreja@msn.com> wrote in message
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> First I would like to say that I have had PHP experience but not enough to
> say I am a PHP developer.
>
> I want to use PHP to build a site that uses MySQL, I am building it from
> scratch so I don't know where to start, should I start with PHP and design
> a database around my code, or should I designs the db and design the site
> are the db.
>
> is it just a matter of preference or is there a recommended way to do
> this?
>
> Thanks