Conclusion
A relational database is a wonderful piece of equipement for storing large quantities of data efficiently. In this tutorial I focused mainly on building the database model. These models can be implemented on any RDBMS and queried using the Structured Query Language. The articles below will teach you more about database design and SQL.
- W3 Schools SQL tutorial - SQL is a standard computer language for accessing and manipulating databases. In this tutorial you will learn how to use SQL to access and manipulate data in Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, DB2, Access, and other database systems.
- Mysql tutorial - The MYSQL tutorial at mysql.com teaches you how to create a database. Mysql is the most popular open source database system.
- Database normalization basics - Mike Chapple from About.com explaining database normalization basics.
