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	<title>Andrew Rollins &#187; Databases</title>
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		<title>Database Normalization: First, Second, and Third Normal Forms</title>
		<link>http://www.andrewrollins.com/2009/08/11/database-normalization-first-second-and-third-normal-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a great explanation of first, second, and third normal form a few weeks ago. For those that know what database normalization is but haven&#8217;t seen the &#8220;forms&#8221;, the different forms are essentially rules for having a well normalized relation DB. Keeping them in mind when doing DB design is key to keeping a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Database Abstraction, PHP, and Ruby</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 21:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It took me a couple days on my current PHP/MySQL project to get the DB abstraction with proper error handling, input validation, and relational support coded to the point where I&#8217;m happy with the model. This was after trying Zend_Db, Doctrine, and Propel, which are all good libraries, but I hit points where the work [...]]]></description>
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