Du skapar en separat tabell för telefonnummer (dvs. en 1:M relation).
create table `users` (
`id` int unsigned not null auto_increment,
`name` varchar(100) not null,
primary key(`id`)
);
create table `phone_numbers` (
`id` int unsigned not null auto_increment,
`user_id` int unsigned not null,
`phone_number` varchar(25) not null,
index pn_user_index(`user_id`),
foreign key (`user_id`) references users(`id`) on delete cascade,
primary key(`id`)
);
Nu kan du på ett enkelt sätt få användarens telefonnummer med en enkel anslutning;
select
pn.`phone_number`
from
`users` as u,
`phone_numbers` as pn
where
u.`name`='John'
and
pn.`user_id`=u.`id`