Looking for a good database structure to achieve Facebook/SO like notifications
- by user156814
I want to be able to have notifications on my site, similar to the way SO does it. I have looked for a good table structure to do this, but I cant seem to figure it out.
I was thinking something like this.
Notifications
id, notification_type_id, user_id, type_id
Notification Types
id, notification_text
Where the notification type would relate to either a new post, a new comment, or whatever features I add later down the line... User Id would relate to whoever the notification is for. Type_id and notification type would go hand in hand, so if the notification_type was a new comment, the type_id would be the comment_id to go to.
This seems good to me, but i want to be able to notify ALL users when something changes.. like on facebook when you comment on something, you get a notification that someone else has also commented on the same thing after you.
I cant seem to figure this out... Help wanted
Thanks
